There’s two types of mindset that are relevant to studying – the fixed mindset, and the growth mindset. People with the growth mindset learn better and get better grades than people with a fixed mindset. What are they? A fixed mindset is the belief that intelligence (or any ability) is a fixed trait, that you’re [ Read More ]
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This is a guest post by Olivia Coleman Psychology students know that with the start of each new semester, the level of coursework progressively intensifies. While certain students may struggle and experience difficulty doing well on exams and papers, it’s not that they lack the ability to do well, it’s that they lack good study-skills, [ Read More ]
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Whether you write your notes in full paragraphs, i.e., blocks of writing, on each page, or you’re a bit more sophisticated and use bullet points, there’s probably something you can do to save time and prevent yourself from simply ‘scribing’ what the lecturer is saying (generally a bad idea). Here are a few quick …
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Whether you’re writing a novel, a blog, or an essay, the biggest problem has to be writer’s block. It’s so annoying when you’ve actually gotten past the initial procrastination hurdle (not an easy task in itself), you’re sat at your desk and you WANT to write – but it’s just not coming out. …
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I came across a very useful and free speed reading tool a couple of weeks ago: http://www.spreeder.com/ The words appear in the middle of the screen at the rate you set, and you can paste in your own text to read. This is a great tool for ‘overclocking’ your reading speed: basically, you set the [ Read More ]
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A friend sent me an interesting text message the other day. He asked: “What’s your biggest time-waster?” I replied with only three mysterious words: “The Grey Zone”. In case you’re wondering, he said his biggest time-waster is figuring out what my cryptic texts mean. What is The Grey Zone? The Grey Zone is limbo. …
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There’s a recent post up at Cal Newport’s blog that’s very interesting. He discusses the study strategy of a man known only as Ricardo. His method is to using a wiki app installed on his iphone to type his notes onto. He then whips out his iPhone whenever he’s got a spare …
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You may be familiar with this scenario. You’re doing an essay, or revising for an exam, and there’s one annoying paper or book that you just can’t seem to find. Before you shell out for a full price book or a pdf paper (pdfs can cost $20 each!), there are a few tricks …
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In the first half of my degree, my focus was not entirely on my studies. I spent most of my time in bars and clubs, getting drunk and chasing girls. So naturally, I failed to complete a few essays here and there. In atonement for this, I had to do extra work …
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Are you sick of looking for information on a topic, but only finding the standard “Four Secrets Of….”, or “The Ten Best Ways To….” articles? You know what I mean, they usually have about 3 sentences for each point, no depth, no meaningful commentary, just a few of the author’s unsubstantiated opinions puked onto a [ Read More ]
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