Studying Techniques

Less is more when it comes to making study notes

When it comes to making study notes, less is more. Ever noticed how hard it is to retain information if it’s coming at you too fast to absorb it? It’s as if it’s ‘not going in’ your brain to start with, and if it ain’t in there, you’re hardly going [...]

Emotional intelligence, Learning

Keep calm and carry on revising!

How annoying is it when people tell you to keep calm and carry on revising? Possibly not at all, if you know how to use your revision time wisely. But your revision strategy is less than perfect, “Keep calm and carry on revising,” is the last thing you want to [...]

Studying Techniques

How to send your brain to sleep

Did you know that most people do one of two things when it comes to revision – even though neither works! Which do you do? Strategy #1 Copying, word for word the content of your manual. Some people write down every word for fear of missing something important. Oh dear! [...]

Studying Techniques

How to ace your exams by spending less time revising

Yes! You heard that right! Spend less time revising and go into the exam feeling confident that you’ll pass comfortably. Have you ever struggled to achieve something, for example to find a book in the library, to make a reliable topspin forehand in tennis or to remove the formatting marks [...]