Category Archives: productivity
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
Filed under coursework, procrastination, productivity, time management, words, 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
Filed under academic, coursework, lifeskills, productivity
How to pay attention in lectures
Lectures can get the better of you, no matter how much you want to pay attention. Actually, wait…No matter how much you need to pay attention. Yes, at times it can feel like so much hangs on the lecture, but … Continue reading
Filed under academia, academic, higher education, Lectures, powernap, productivity, relax
Expansive Learning Is Your Friend
You live and learn. Or so the saying goes. When you finish a course module, do you put it behind you, or do you keep hold of the ideas, knowledge and possibilities that you built up over that time? Unlike … Continue reading
Filed under academia, critical thinking, higher education, productivity, Study
