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7 October 2024 – Effective Study – The Basic Mindset

We’re in the month October. Exams are round the corner. You are studying three or four hours a day, and fitting in some extra hours over the weekend. Halala! Well done! 😉 The next three newsletters will focus on study methods, helping you to use all those long hours at your…
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30 September 2024 – Budgeting Your Time

You probably often feel overwhelmed by all the stuff you need to do. How does one decide where to start, what to do today, what can wait until tomorrow? Let’s give you some pointers. First make a list of everything you need to do. Don’t worry about putting them in…
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23 September 2024 – The Temptation of Social Media

Do you find yourself “just checking” social media … and only looking up half an hour later?  How do you feel when you have to put it away to study? It is so hard, right? The reason it is so hard, is that your brain reacts to social media like…
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16 September 2024 – Sticking to your Schedule

Last week we talked about making a schedule to give structure to your time. If you make such a schedule and stick to it, you will be much less stressed. You will find that you have time for your studies, your sport or clubs, your friends and family, and time to relax and to…
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9 September 2024 – Your biggest enemy is called Procrastination

You know the feeling: “This is too big and overwhelming, I’ll start tomorrow. Or the day after. Or next week. Not now. Now I’ll rather be on social media/hang with friends…” That is absolutely natural. Your brain is trying to protect you against the stress caused by the big task you have to complete, PLUS when you do something…
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