General
Beginning of semester |
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List and map assessments, chapters, topics, tasks |
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Make a place to record every single assessment / exam tip |
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Make a place to record questions for revision |
Help future me |
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Note down what worked, what didn’t on post its and in note book |
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Put any summarised notes / cheatsheets into PDF docs, they are useful at work |
Study tips
DO THE CHAPTER EXERCISES |
Be deliberate |
Youtube |
Online resources |
Online walkthroughs |
Old test questions |
Think: why is this relevant? And answer. |
Meet weekly learning objectives |
Read slides/summary prior to lecture |
Read theory guide, establish main points, learn on net - take notes, browse chapter and add notes if anything missed |
Turn up to every class, lowers workload significantly |
Studying is not a spectator sport, do stuff, don't just read. |
Tools
Context map |
Plan semester with MS Project |
Libra Draw is really handy at drawing graphs |
Essays
Start as early as possible |
Review textbook index and unit guide for things to discuss |
Use journals |
Use google books |
Think about and cater to audience |
Be crystal clear about objective |
Read other essays on the topic |
What, where, how, why, when |
Why, why, why |
Review previous exams for ideas and a refresher |
If low word count use pictures and graphs to convey message |
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Advice to self
Eat that frog |
Pick the vital 20% |
WWSMAND? |
Breaking a job down makes it more achievable |
Associate good feelings with the task |
It is NEVER too late to commit |
Re-read responses on T/F because I often accidently circle the wrong letter |
In IS you are expected to work it out for yourself, so google is your friend |
Get after it! |
Use previous plans and preps as templates (exams, assignments) |
It always seems like you will never get it but then you do and it feels great! |
Resist the temptation to do small things first (they become habit) |
Online resources
Add to this as you find more |
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Time and effort
Every minute spent planning saves about ten in execution. Plan everything. |
Plan: Objective, Outputs, Tasks, Timeline |
Study in the evening, works better for me |
Remember Parkinson's Law |
Disconnect the internet if find self procrastinating |
Establish the vital 20% |
The 80/20 rule = work on the vital few tasks not the trivial many. Most busy people are working on tasks of low value |
Never allow self to start after a brief surf, it turns into more. |
Any task, no matter how complex, can be broken down to manageable smaller tasks. Then any goal is as easy as checking off tasks. Those tasks should go down to about the size of an hour or a few hours.
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Reduce anxiety
Bananas reduce anxiety (potassium) |
Chamomile Tea = calm and sleepy |
Be own best friend, do things at beginning to make life easier in the middle of semester, because it gets bad |
Look out for self |
Say no |
Exercise |
Turn up to every class |
Don't rush things |
Stay in the moment, try not to multitask |
Deliberately go slow |
Ask yourself 'Whats wrong with this moment exactly as it it? What am I doing?' |
Focus on common sounds, repetitive actions, close your eyes, listen to music, keep looking. |
Reduce procrastination
Set self up to succeed, plan. |
Use colour when bored to add some creativity and recapture focus |
The pomodoro technique works well (25 / 5 minute thing) |
Turn internet off if you need to |
Use the Force |
Get visual |
If you don't start somewhere, you won't get anywhere |
Break it down |
Do the hard stuff first |
SWIM just keep your head above |
Exams
Study block – Time Management |
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Say no to social stuff completely |
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Divide study block by exams evenly |
Put together any notes the lecturer has shared |
Practice drawing anything you might need to draw in the exam (eg graphs) |
Form an opinion |
Make a learning plan |
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Review previous study plans and reuse what worked / is relevant |
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Review previous exams for main topics |
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Keep a list of exam tips |
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Grab your question list |
Practice questions |
Typing is faster than handwriting |
Keep a list of questions |
Why is this relevant? Why, Why, Why? |
Description, explanation, example |
Explain like reader is 5 |
Online quizzes |
Case study |
List the key points |
List potential relevant topics to learn |
Make 'Cheat Sheets' on these topics |
Short Response |
List the key topics from past exam questions |
List any other potential areas to learn which could be relevant |
Cheatsheet |
Short paragraphs |
Practice writing sound arguments |
Revision questions |
How do topics interelate - this often comes up |
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Could you add this as well? :3 Thanks!
http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/136zs4/lpt_another_way_to_write_fast_wellconstructed/
Sure, I have added it. Great info in that thread by the way, so thanks heaps.
Who are you?? (Rhetorical question.) This is incredible. I am really curious about how many years/mistakes went into this.
I teach high-school math. I'm using this somehow.
There are a few acronyms in here that I think you invented. Can you explain them? Thanks!
Well, 2.5 years of uni (so far), mixed with life experience from work, HS and an earlier attempt at a degree. But honestly I have to keep on top of things because I am an adult with a mortgage, so working full time but I also study a full time workload :)
WWSMAND? = What Would Slightly More Awesome Natalie Do?
This is useful in just about every decision or assignment really. Its a play on those WWJD bands you see people wearing, except I use myself as the benchmark, and I am not trying to be perfect, I am just trying to be 'slightly more awesome' than I am in that moment, which is way less pressure lol
SWIM actually just refers to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA8PaIw5gcE which I listen to sometimes when I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Thanks for the kind words, I am glad you are getting some use out of my cheat sheet :)
This is great and I totally agree with you that 'trying to be slightly more awesome'.
thanks! <3
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