You know you should stop chewing your nails, that you don’t get much done when you log onto Facebook and that eating fish and chips from the greasy deli is a really bad idea….but you still do these things anyway. People usually persist with bad habits because they get some personal satisfaction or reward from […]
Update: Since writing this post, I’ve create a free eBook called 70 ways to minimise distractions and focus better. You can download your free copy here. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Facebook group Addicted to Facebook contains thousands of members. One Facebook addict, Jackie, shares: “Wow I can honestly say I’m addicted to facebook. So bad that I […]
A student recently told me that she had trouble getting to sleep at night. “My mind is so active. I want to sleep but I can’t” she said with a pained expression. “Is there anything I can do?” she asked. Besides doing the obvious such as avoiding caffeine right before bedtime, there are a number […]
No doubt about it, you have to eat something before an exam. Research tells us that young people who don’t eat breakfast demonstrate a 20% – 40% reduction in thinking skills (e.g. concentration, alertness and memory). But don’t go thinking that eating something is going to be better than nothing. Sure, a bacon and egg […]
Dr Jane Genovese delivers interactive sessions on learning to learn, combating procrastination, exam preparation, how to focus in the age of distraction, habit formation and much, much more!
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