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5 things I wish I knew about exams as a student

By on May 29, 2013 in Exams, Study Techniques

When it’s exam time, you’re typically in either one of three spaces – 1. You feel confident and calm because you started preparing weeks in advance 2. You’re freaking out doing last minute cramming 3. You’re not doing anything because you’ve given up You may feel like competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the only difference being [...]

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Adiós Laptop: The Power of Pencil and Paper

By on March 26, 2013 in Creativity, Focus, Self Control, Study Techniques, Technology

Call me old school but sometimes I like to get away from my computer screen and work with a pencil or a pen and some paper. In fact, I think humans create some of their best ideas when they work in this way as opposed to working within the rigid confines of a word document [...]

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How to speed up your mind mapping: Tricks of the trade

By on January 29, 2013 in Mind mapping, Study Techniques

I’ve been asked on more than one occasion “Is there any way I can speed up the mind mapping process?” The simple answer is yes. There are several ways you can fast track the mind mapping process. But like anything, there is no escaping the fact that mind mapping takes time. It takes effort. But [...]

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The Ziegarnik Effect: Why you should never just ‘study’ or ‘revise’

By on January 18, 2013 in Focus, Goal setting, Study Techniques

Have you ever said to yourself “I really need to study” or “I need to start revising” and days or weeks later you still hadn’t started but it had been weighing heavily on your mind all that time? The problem with telling yourself to study or revise is that these tasks are too vague and [...]

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Strengthen your self control through a healthier lifestyle: Part 2

By on November 30, 2012 in Focus, Lifestyle, Self Control, Study Techniques

There’s a place in Texas called Kenny’s Burger Joint. It’s a pretty typical burger place all but for one little..I mean BIG thing: The 7,000 calorie El Jefe Grande burger on the menu. Before you can order this burger you need to sign a legal waiver. This actually is a good thing as it gives [...]

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How to strengthen your self control muscle: Part 1

By on November 23, 2012 in Goal setting, Lifestyle, Self Control, Study Techniques

Well, here it is! Our latest mindmap on self control. In my last blog post I wrote about how psychological researchers have found self control to be a major factor that leads to academic and life success. In fact some scholars even claim it’s our number 1 success strategy. Since there’s so much to this [...]

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Don’t Eat that Marshmallow: The Importance of Self Control

By on November 21, 2012 in Lifestyle, Study Techniques

We are faced with more temptations than ever before. Don’t want to do an assignment? Then log onto Facebook, check your email or watch some YouTube videos. Yet research scholars claim that the ability to persevere with a task in the face of temptations (i.e. self control) is our number 1 success strategy. And we [...]

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Don’t strain your cerebral cortex: The importance of brain warm ups

By on March 12, 2012 in Lifestyle, Motivation, Study Techniques

My dad is 65 years old and he’s been running marathons for the last 4 years. Before a race he prepares himself mentally and physically by doing the following – Getting a good night sleep (8 hours) Having a healthy low GI breakfast Stretching his muscles with a 500 metre jog As a marathon runner [...]

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