I found a recent exam harder than expected, despite preparing with endless practice questions & past papers.
It’s a question many people consider these days, so here are my thoughts.
I used to think it was sensible to use every available moment in the day for something useful. Lunch break study time, pre-work phone calls & life admin, read during the commute home. But, upon reflection, this approach has…
How can lifelong study for career & personal benefit be easier to maintain? Perhaps by making it as fun as possible for ourselves.
Once understood, low motivation can actually be straightforward to solve, despite how long it’s possible to be plagued by it.
So, are you procrastinating on your studies because you are:
I love this post by someone who spoke with famous mathematician Andrew Wiles about “accepting the state of being stuck” (well worth a read).
Plan to rest.
Studying without enough sleep: the steepest of uphill climbs.
Studying with enough sleep: a joyful adventure.
Every time I sit down to study, I look over at the textbook that I bought and think, “What a great-looking textbook. So reassuringly large and heavy and blue. A whale of a textbook!”
