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Higher Education Topics

  • Active Recall

    The study tip for this week is active recall. Active recall is a study technique that forces you to pull information from your memory, rather than just reading notes off of a page.This is why it is considered active, because you are not just passively reviewing your notes. You are consciously attempting to remember all…

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  • Mastering the Pomodoro Technique

    This week, we will cover the importance of taking breaks. The best technique for this, that I’m aware of, is the Pomodoro Technique. This relatively straightforward technique requires only a timer and discipline. At its core, the Pomodoro Technique is breaking work down into intervals of time. The first intervals that I used were 25…

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  • Staying Calm During Midterm Exams

    After all your work and preparation, midterm exams have arrived. These exams bring a lot of stress and anxiety, especially the first year. Don’t worry, you’ve got this. You’ve been preparing for this week, so focus, review, and don’t cram. For this week, remove all distractions that you can. Cancel plans that aren’t necessary and…

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  • Preparing for Midterms

    Now that the semester is underway, it’s time to prepare for midterms. This week we will cover different techniques for taking notes in class and different ways to study. I recommend that you try each process and then think about which one worked best for you. We will first look at studying before class, the…

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  • Time Prioritization

    Next, we turn to the Pareto Principle, Eisenhower Matrix, and other time prioritization techniques. The Pareto Principle, also referred to as the 80/20 rule, suggests a significant portion of results come from a small fraction of effort. Specifically, 80% of the output comes from 20% of the input. Only 20% of the input is responsible…

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  • Estimating Time

    This week, we will cover a few specific time management techniques that will further help with your schedule. We will be covering 3-point time estimations, breaking down tasks, and making task comparisons. These techniques help make scheduling more accurate. 3-point Time Estimation 3-point time estimation is simply creating three different time estimations for an event.…

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