Category Archives: productivity
Manage the Noise – 6 Easy Ways to Plug In Better.
Where we’ve improved in communication and information, we’ve suffered in lost time and overload. If the coming years are set to be a boom for curators of information, how can you strike a balance between drinking from a firehose and … Continue reading
Filed under communication, information, lifeskills, productivity, reading, technology
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
Filed under coursework, dissertation, essays, higher education, procrastination, productivity, Study, time management, writing
How To Make the Most of YOUR Student Experience
Q: What is ‘the student experience’? A: It’s what you make it! This week, I held a workshop at the University of Glamorgan about ‘the student experience’. I’ve mentioned Glamorgan in the past for their brilliant Glam Insight, where students … Continue reading
Take a Different Approach to New Year Resolutions
I’m not a fan of New Year Resolutions. I don’t make them. The start of another year doesn’t automatically make for a great starting point to change your life. I’ve heard countless people say they want to start the new … Continue reading
10 Ways to Give Procrastination a Bypass
Forget fear. Toss out time constraints. When you put things off, it’s rarely about these things. You’re much more likely to procrastinate when your assignment isn’t interesting, when it’s limited in scope, and when you don’t have clear instructions. Even … Continue reading
Filed under academic, coursework, dissertation, essays, higher education, lifeskills, procrastination, productivity, research, Study, time management
