Category Archives: essays
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
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
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On Writing
Today I welcome Rod Pitcher to TheUniversityBlog. Rod has written a piece on the writing process. Rod is a PhD student in Education at The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. The … 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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10 Ways to Give Procrastination a Bypass
Procrastination isn’t a simple beast. There are many reasons behind it. Even when you know you’re doing it, the way to recover from procrastination isn’t always obvious. But don’t panic, there is hope! Check out these ten tips to turn procrastination into productivity. Continue reading
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