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Procrastination is everything you do to avoid doing the things that you really have to do.

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Some of the difficulties students face taking tests are related to poor study habits. However, that’s not always the case. Even when you study sufficiently, you can still get a bad grade if you’re not careful enough. Retrieved from the Cuesta College Support Services website, here is a list of common mistakes to avoid on a test: [...]

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How many things get in our way when we want to get things done? Take a look at this very short video and see if it looks like you.

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“Educators, researchers and students are often focused on getting things ‘in memory,’ so techniques that encourage students to elaborate on the material are often popular. But learning is fundamentally about retrieving, and research shows that practicing retrieval while you study is crucial to learning.”

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We have discussed before the myths behind multitasking. One of the most important aspects of focusing on a single task is avoiding distractions. Via Mashable we share this article discussing the multitasking challenge in a gadget-driven society: WHY MULTITASKING MAKES YOU LESS PRODUCTIVE … If you need to get things done, turn off all non-essential [...]

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Learn in multiple ways; teach others what you learn; utilize previous learning. These are some tips offered by Kendra Cherry in the article, How to become a more effective learner. Kendra provides 10 excellent tips to enhance your learning experience. The tips are simple, yet very powerful. Here is one of my favorites: Keep Learning [...]

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On this blog we normally talk about things you should do to become a better student. Today we’re making an exception. We’re sharing this video that talks about something you should not do, and that is using artificial means to help you succeed. The Today Show reports on a dangerous trend taking place in some [...]

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Are you ready to become a memory champion? Would you like to win the Memory Olympics? OK, maybe that’s a little overreaching, but what about improving your memory skills by using the techniques of the USA Memory Champions? Ronnie White and Nelson Dellis are the 2010 and 2011 USA National Memory Champions, respectively. On this [...]

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Learning happens everywhere and anytime, even if we’re not aware. We live in a persistent state of learning, un-learning and re-learning. At home, at schools, in the workplace, and in our communities. In almost every aspect of our lives we are constantly creating new knowledge and building new memories. This video presents a nice perspective [...]

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