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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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Are you asking enough questions?
Last week, I talked about understanding questions as a whole and then breaking them down into parts. Both stages are in order for you to get as much meaning from a question as possible. Questions are important. You need to … Continue reading
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EduLinks – 26 August 2011
Seven easy steps to much faster writing (Write to Done) Stuff clothes in boxes as free packing material (Lifehacker) James Michie on improving your productivity Incredibly Simple Guide to Starting Uni (Studentbeans) Brain’s network of bottlenecks may limit multitasking (Wired) … Continue reading
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Get to grips with academic writing
Does essay writing trip you up? Do you struggle to know how you’re meant to write? Are you annoyed by gaps in your understanding? The Guardian says that the change from A-levels to a university degree is too much for … Continue reading
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How fonts help (and hinder) your writing
Your academic outfit is a big deal. Every element related to learning impacts upon you in some way: Time of day; Location; Lighting; Output method (pen & paper, laptop, etc.); Ambient sound; Music (or lack of); Disturbances; Company; And so … Continue reading
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