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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 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

College – What’s Important To Know And What’s Not

December 11, 2012 by thestudygurus Leave a Comment

College – What’s Important To Know And What’s Not

Like any next big step, heading off to college is often accompanied by stress and many recurring long dinner conversations with family members about what you’re going to study and how it’s going to fit into your life plan and make you amazingly successful. Having been through the college process myself, today I’m going to try and take the stress out of the heading-off-to-college experience for both you and your teen. I want you to know what aspects of the college experience are worth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College, Studying Tagged With: College, getting good grades, stress, success

You’re Not Alone – The most common high school struggles

June 30, 2011 by thestudygurus Leave a Comment

You’re Not Alone – The most common high school struggles

Last week we asked you what your teen struggles with most when it comes to school and studying. We want to say a big thank you to everyone who wrote in. We were thrilled by the number of you who got in touch and shared your story with us. Perhaps not so surprisingly, the vast majority of questions had something to do with motivation. Well... really lack thereof... Other common questions brought up the topics of stress and time management. We hope that our responses shed new light on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation, Stress, Studying, Time Management Tagged With: motivation, new, stress, struggling, time management

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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