By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Have you ever noticed that an assignment due in one week takes one week to complete, but a same-sized assignment due in one day only takes one day to do? This isnât just a âyouâ thing. Itâs due to a psychological …
How to Use Background Tasking to Boost Productivity in School
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Multitasking doesnât work. In fact, every time you think youâre multitasking, youâre actually just rapidly switching back and forth between tasks. When this happens, you can’t give your full attention to either task, which obviously decreases your efficiency. But did you …
How to Stay Focused in a Boring Class
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are many reasons why a class might feel boring. You could have a low-energy teacher, it could be a topic you donât find relevant, or you may be in the wrong level course for your ability. Regardless of the reason, …
9 Ways to Keep Your Back-to-School Motivation Alive All Semester
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Youâve got to admit that the back-to-school season has a vibe to it. Itâs kind of like New Yearâs Eve, minus the confetti. For many students, September means crisp notebooks, new pens â and the motivation to do this year better …
How to Read Books When You Don’t Like Reading
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Itâs no secret that books contain some of the most valuable information in the world. From Greek mythology to religious texts, and diaries (Anne Frank!) to textbooks, our world relies on books to pass information to the next generation. If you …
Why You Have No Motivation For School
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Motivation is one of the trickiest subjects I cover here on the blog. Thatâs because motivation is complicated and is influenced by many factors. Some of these factors you have control over, and some are less controllable. Low motivation in school …
How to Stop Procrastinating When You Don’t Even Know You’re Doing It
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We usually know when weâre procrastinating. We usually have a strong sense of I should really do this thing right now but I just donât want to. Where things get tricky is when our procrastination habits are so ingrained that we …
How to Not Fall Asleep When Reading: 9 Tips for Students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Weâve all been there. Weâve all saved our reading homework until the end of the day because we had to do the ârealâ homework first, but then we start falling asleep after just a few pages. Why does reading do this …
What to do when you just can’t focus
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The ability to focus is at the core of nearly everything youâre asked to do in school. You canât read a book if you canât focus. You canât follow along with a science lecture if you canât focus. You canât solve …
Time management for students: Top 3 time-wasting traps and how to avoid them
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Time management for students is one of the main topics I cover in my blog and YouTube videos. Thatâs because so many students are overwhelmed with the amount of work they have to get done in the small amount of time …
