Category Archives: coursework
How You Can Do What You Keep Putting Off
Ah, distractions! Distractions are a lovely way to do anything other than what you should be doing. Distractions are plentiful and a recipe for forgetting. You have an ever-expanding list of things that are hard to resist. Then you have … Continue reading
How 750 Words Can Help Your Productivity
Sometimes, you just want to write. But it’s not always that easy. You sit down with the best intentions, but it’s so intimidating when you start a potential masterpiece. Your internal editor chips away at your confidence before you have … Continue reading
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Essential Study Skills – Reviewed
[The people at Sage have sent me a copy of the latest edition of "Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University" by Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield. This is my personal review of the book.] Sometimes you … Continue reading
Filed under academia, coursework, dissertation, essays, exams, Freshers, higher education, Lectures, reading, revision, Study, University, writing
What ‘Preparation’ Really Is
In loads of posts for this blog, I say that you should prepare for stuff. Prepare for the year, prepare for lectures, prepare for seminars, prepare for essays, prepare for exams. Prepare, prepare, PREPARE! You might think that preparation is … Continue reading
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Last-minute Essays: Should you REALLY be pulling an all-nighter?
In the early days of TheUniversityBlog, I wrote a popular piece about pulling all-nighters and writing essays at the last possible minute. And I wasn’t very complimentary about the process. To see my friends in a fiddle and my peers … Continue reading
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