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Time-saving Techniques for Students

March 16, 2015 by thestudygurus 2 Comments

Time-saving Techniques for Students

Many thanks to our guest writer for this article, Michael McPherson. Michael has given us a fantastic quick-fire list of all the things we should constantly be trying to work on. Check it out now: Most articles on this subject will bang on about how you should stay away from social media, the Internet, movies, TV and drink, but the fact is that they are fun activities. If you are productive and do not waste time you can get on with movie watching and sneaking drink into your dorm. Here is how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College, Discipline, Organisation, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: efficient study, organisation

How to Battle Study’s Greatest Enemy: Procrastination (A Student Contribution)

February 16, 2015 by thestudygurus 4 Comments

How to Battle Study’s Greatest Enemy: Procrastination (A Student Contribution)

We would like to thank Lojain Al-Ahmary for writing this article. Lojain is an eleventh grade High School student from Dhahran High School, Saudi Arabia. It's fantastic to be able to share a student's contribution on procrastination. It is high school students, after all, who understand better than anyone the reasons why so many of their peers procrastinate. Well done Lojain! Procrastination: Do not delay what can be done today I have so much time left. I’ll start it tomorrow. These were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline, Exams, Motivation, Organisation, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: motivation, organisation, procrastination

Top Tips for Study Success Infographic

February 9, 2015 by thestudygurus 2 Comments

Sometimes you need to go back to basics to get the most out of your study sessions. Scroll down this graphic and check yourself: how many of these good practices are you following regularly? Source The International Association of Book-keepers, designed by Reflect Digital. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline, Exams, Homework Help, Motivation, Organisation, Study Formula, Studying Tagged With: infographic, organisation, study formula, study success

I’m Overwhelmed – What On Earth Do I Study First?!

October 11, 2014 by thestudygurus 4 Comments

I’m Overwhelmed – What On Earth Do I Study First?!

One of the BIGGEST contributors to feeling overwhelmed or stressed, is having a long to-do-list, and not knowing what to prioritise. You might have an English assignment due in a couple of weeks, a math test around the same time, not to mention a lab report due the week after, on top of ALL the other things you have going on — extracurricular activities, social activities, and all of life’s other demands! All of these things are important — so what on earth do you pick to do first?! The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation, Organisation, Stress, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: efficient study, organisation, productivity, stress

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Study In 2014

January 17, 2014 by thestudygurus 2 Comments

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Study In 2014

With the beginning of the new school term right around the corner, now is the perfect time to sit down with your teen and come up with a plan of attack for 2014. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, your teen will already be half way through the academic year, and exams are always closer than you think. If you’re down in the Southern Hemisphere with me, your teen has a brand-spanking new year ahead of them, and nothing stopping them from making it their best academic year yet. Wherever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline, Homework Help, Organisation, Studying, The Study Gurus, Time Management Tagged With: homework, organisation, planning, starting school

How To Help Your Teen Organise Their School Notes and Keep Them Organised!

February 22, 2013 by thestudygurus Leave a Comment

How To Help Your Teen Organise Their School Notes and Keep Them Organised!

The reason that a student doesn’t reach their academic potential, and doesn’t get the grades they’re capable of, is hardly ever because they didn’t have the ability to do so. One of the main reasons students don’t get the grades they’re capable of getting is because they were disorganised during the school year. Sometimes it’s the really little things that make students disorganised – books not in order, losing bits of paper, forgetting to hand in a piece of homework… Does this all sound … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homework Help, Organisation, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: homework, organisation, school notes, stress, time management

Get Your Teen Organized To Study

February 26, 2012 by thestudygurus 4 Comments

Get Your Teen Organized To Study

If a pharmaceutical company developed a drug that made people more organized, every shareholder could retire tomorrow. We’d hazard a guess that, of the students that don’t reach their academic potential, 9 out of 10 are simply disorganized. Disorganized is a word that describes a lot of people. Including a lot of high school students. They’re absolutely NOT impaired by any lack of intelligence or talent. Being disorganized prevents students who are capable of getting fantastic grades from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homework Help Tagged With: get organised, organisation

5 ways to destroy exam-time stress

April 18, 2011 by thestudygurus 5 Comments

5 ways to destroy exam-time stress

Sitting exams isn’t fun. And preparing for them can be even worse. Sometimes a little bit of pressure can spur your child on to study, but once this pressure starts turning into stress bad things happen. Here are 5 of the most common stress-causing complaints from students leading up to exams, and our solution to each one. 1. I’m not going to fit everything in Many students feel like their head will explode when they try and figure out how they’re going to study for everything they need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Exams, Motivation, Stress, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: exam, exam preparation, exam success 101, motivation, new, organisation, stress, subject maps

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