By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Let me be clear: Although this blog post teaches you how to write an essay in a week, I am not suggesting that you ever rush your writing. Good writing takes time, planning, deep thinking, and revision. While one week is …
How to study when you have no motivation
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post offers tips and mindset shifts for how to study when you have no motivation. Motivation is a funky topic – one that is often misunderstood and mischaracterized. As I explain in detail below, in many cases motivation is a …
FAQ College Majors and Minors: Differences and Details
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I have organized the following guide as a series of common questions I receive from college-bound students and/or their parents. I keep my answers simple and brief because this guide is intended to offer an overview. (If you’re a high school …
8 goal-setting tips for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This tutorial offers 8 goal-setting tips for students, although many of the tips are solid strategies for goal-setting in general – for anyone. Goal-setting is all the rage around the new year, but I think most of that is simply traditional …
Master List vs. to-do list, and why you need both
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Iām a huge fan of lists. Iām a fan not only for my own personal geekish reasons but also for reasons based on cognitive science. (In case you didnāt hear, our brains can not store endless amounts of information.) Iāve written …
How to build a habit: The ultimate strategy
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If my business name isnāt a dead giveaway, Iām into habits. Habits are the repetitive actions and thoughts that essentially guide how we live our lives. We have school habits, work habits, health habits, and thinking habits (hello, anxieties!). We also …
10 lists every student should have
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. While the human brain is unfathomably amazing, itās not meant to store large amounts of unconnected information. Thatās why we have lists. Lists externally store non-urgent data for future reference. Using lists can reduce stress, increase the accessibility of information, help …
How to build your childās executive function skills through goal-setting
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Executive functions are the skills required to manage day to day activities, including work, school, time, relationships and impulses. Many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have inadequately developed executive functions. I write frequently about how to build executive function …
7 New Yearās resolution ideas for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. While Iām not a huge fan of New Yearās resolutions (isnāt any time the right time to do something good for ourselves?), I do appreciate the āstart freshā vibe of January 1st. Letās begin with the difference between a goal and …
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