I have a confession. Sometimes I read something — either a single page in a book, an article online, or even a whole chapter — and I realize afterwards that I have no idea what I just read. I hate when this happens. I teach …
How to create a study space for kinesthetic learners: 6 tips for the perfect environment
This is Part 3 of a 3-part series about creating a work or study space according to your learning style. Part 1 was about designing an optimal working environment for visual learners and Part 2 was about creating a study space for auditory learners. This …
How to create a study space: 7 tips for auditory learners
This is part 2 of a 3-part series about creating a work or study space according to your learning style. Part 1 was about designing an optimal working environment for visual learners, while this post focuses on how to create a study space for auditory …
How to ask for help in school: 4 tips for getting what you need
We all need help in school at some point — including me! Some of us will need help understanding the material, others will need help studying, and others might need help staying organized. We all have our strengths, and we all have our weakness. The …
How to create a study space: 9 tips for visual learners
This is Part 1 in a 3-part series about how to create a study space based on your learning style: visual, auditory or kinesthetic. Check out Part 2 about study spaces for auditory learners, and Part 3 (kinesthetic)! An important school and work habit is …
Motivation tips: When motivation isn’t always enough
If you’re looking for a list of motivation tips, you won’t find it in this post. I know we all search for such magic motivation tips, hoping they will solve all our procrastination issues. That’s because so many of us think that lack of motivation …
How to read better: 4 simple tips for reading comprehension
To teach you how to read better, I could simply list out 10 proven reading comprehension strategies that will help you read and understand complicated material. But that’s not what this post is about. Sorry if that’s what you were expecting! (Okay, okay: Here’s the …
Time management hack: Grouping tasks to get more done
There’s no one-size-fits-all time management tip that can solve everyone’s task-overload problems. But there are definitely several proven methods that when done consistently can make a huge impact on one’s to-do list. I talk a ton on this blog and in my videos about the …
How to stay smart over the summer
Ugh, I know that more thinking is the last thing you want to do as you wrap up your school year and head to the beach for two months straight. I know! Me too! But while we all need the mental break that summer vacation promises …
How to annotate text while reading: 11 strategies
Annotating a book or an article is a fundamental school habit that you’ll want to develop as early as possible. As you move through school and your texts get harder and harder, you’ll need to know how to annotate text while reading. First things first: …