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How to spend one hour studying
You’ve planned your day out and you’ve decided that you want to spend an hour studying x subject. You sit at your […]
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25 things to do this summer when you’re bored
8 weeks of free time sounds amazing, right? But in our hyper-productivity culture, it can be hard to know what to do, […]
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How to *actually* stick to your plans
Does this sound like you: you love making to-do lists, daily schedules, study plans. But when it comes to following them, it’s […]
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Top 5 best organisation apps to help you stay productive
Technology can be amazing, if you know how to use it right. There’s hundreds of apps and websites out there and each […]
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Ultimate guide to picking GCSE options without regrets
Picking GCSE options can seem pretty daunting. After all, it’s the first major educational decision you get to make, and you have […]
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How to catch up on your studies
We’ve all been there: dreams of being an academic weapon dashed by overwhelming tests and mountains of homework. And before you know […]
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The key to a productive morning routine
Pretty much any productivity expert will tell you that your morning is important: it sets the stage for the rest of the […]
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How to make a study plan
GCSEs, AS-levels, and A-levels are quickly approaching, so you need a plan if you want to get top grades. However, it can […]
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How to prepare for 2024
Every year, we tell ourselves that next year, we’ll get better. We’ll get better grades, we’ll be more consistent, we’ll get in […]
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How to make SMARTer goals for 2024
Every year, we make goals, but about 80% of those New Year’s resolutions fail. But why is that? Well, one big reason […]
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How to make a study plan that you’ll *actually* stick to
It’s pretty much a universal experience to make a plan, and then… ignore it. It’s all too common, but it can be […]
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Ultimate step-by-step guide to making the best study schedule
If you’ve read any of my posts, you’ll know that one of the best things you can do to be more productive […]
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Avoiding + reducing stress: the ultimate guide for students
School, exams, uni admissions – the pressure we impose on ourselves can add up really quickly, causing us to get stressed. And […]
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How to maintain good school-life balance!
Everyone wants to have it all, and it can’t be that hard, right? Wrong! Schoolwork can become a lot to manage, and […]
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5 great ways to optimise your study space
Our environment shapes our lives more than we think. Therefore, it’s very important that we’re mindful of our surroundings when we study […]
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Setting goals for success in the new school year
For most of us, the start of school (or university!) is fast approaching. That means getting organised and slipping back into productive […]
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5 ways students start the new school year successfully
School is starting soon. So, whether you love it or hate it, you can’t really avoid it. But, you can get ready […]
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The secrets to getting straight As that top students won’t tell you
Most people want good grades, right? But it can be pretty difficult to achieve that. If you want to succeed academically, then […]
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5 things to do to make your spring break productive
For a lot of students, spring break is all about relaxing and going out with friends. However, it’s also important to stay […]
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Super important things to do the night before an exam
The night before a test can be the most stressful time, so it’s important to spend this time productively and effectively. Here […]
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Most useful apps + websites to help you stay organised
The Internet can be a wonderful thing. There are tons and tons of websites out there that promise to help you plan […]
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Top 5 secrets to being a consistent student
Everyone talks about how to be more motivated to study, but rarely do we talk about how to be more consistent. Consistency […]
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30 journal prompts for the new year
Self-reflection is really important, especially if you want to make 2023 your best year ever! Try out some of these journal prompts […]
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6 things to do to prepare for the new year
2023 is just around the corner, and you’ll want to start it off as well as possible. That’s why you should do […]
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How to create a catch-up plan for studying
Life moves fast, and school life moves even faster. Obligations and responsibilities can pile up fast, and before you know it, you’ll […]
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Not always unproductive: Why breaks are actually good
We often think of breaks as time-wasting and forms of procrastination – guilty pleasures to be avoided for as long as possible, […]
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6 easy ways to stop procrastinating
Procrastination is probably everyone’s biggest problem – just imagine what you could accomplish if you didn’t waste time watching TikToks. And a […]
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How to plan out your winter break
You probably want to spend your winter break productively, right? But, that can be pretty difficult if you don’t plan out what […]
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5 super productive things to do over the holidays
Winter break is coming, and for a lot of people, that means hours of doing nothing but watching Netflix all day. However, […]
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How to achieve your goals easily
In a perfect world, we could all easily achieve what we wanted. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world. However, that […]
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Maintaining a healthy balance between studying and life
I’m sure that we would all love to have straight-A grades, tons of extracurriculars, a bustling social life, and perfect mental health. […]
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Taking care of your mental health – the ultimate guide for students
Today is World Mental Health day! Unfortunately, amid exams and assignments, students often trivialise or forget about taking care of their mental […]
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How to stop getting stressed by school
Unfortunately, school is a major source of stress for a lot of students. Almost 30% of students report getting stressed or overwhelmed […]
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How to make a study schedule
The first ever post I wrote on this blog was a guide to how I make my study schedules. However, since then, […]
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How to easily get rid of bad habits!
Everyone is flawed; we all have that one bad habit that we want to get rid of. Whether that’s spending hours on […]
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The best guide to a productive morning routine
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and your morning routine is the most important routine of the day. It’s […]
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How to effectively prepare for the new school year
Unfortunately (or for some people, fortunately), the new school year is about to start. For most of us, this means assignments, essays, […]
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How to build new + productive habits
Habits make up a surprising number of our actions – up to 40%. Because of this, it’s very important to have habits […]
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How to have work-life balance for busy students
It’s important to have good work-life balance. Without it, you can be prone to stress and burnout. It’s especially difficult for students […]
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Want to be organised? Here’s my tried-and-tested planning method!
Once again, I have revamped my planning method! I think it’s important to keep evaluating your planning method, since the whole purpose […]
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The Eisenhower Matrix: How to Prioritise Tasks to Save Time
Most people don’t prioritise tasks very well. I’m a very good example of this – recently, instead of revising for my exams […]
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My Best Time Management Tips for Super-Busy Students
Time management is something that a lot of people struggle with – I know I do sometimes. Just recently, someone asked me […]
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Why retrospective revision time tables are the most effective
A while ago, I was talking to a good friend of mine, and we started talking about how we’d start revising for […]
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The forgetting curve: why spaced repetition is important
If you’ve ever been taught a topic in school only to forget it a few days later, you might have experienced Ebbinghaus’ […]
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A quick guide to the pomodoro method
Time management is something everyone struggles with, but it doesn’t have to be that way. The Pomodoro technique is super-effective in helping […]
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How to build habits that actually stick
I’ve talked about bad habits, I’ve talked about good habits. But I’ve never talked about how to make habits. Habits are the […]
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Does bullet journalling actually make you productive?
I know this is a very controversial opinion, but I find bullet journals to be very ineffective in keeping me organised. I’ve […]
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How to read more often and create a reading habit
I’ve sudddenly come upon the realisation that a lot of people don’t read very often. After asking many people what their favourite […]
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Timeblocking: the ultimate planning technique
In the past, I’ve used bullet journals, regular planners, and Notion to try to plan and schedule all my events. Despite my […]
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Best apps + extensions for students
We live in the age of technology, and it seems as though everyone and their grandmother has a phone. Although it’s not […]