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Achieving Work-Life Balance as a PhD Student*
*Or anyone in graduate school
Mastering Your Classes: The Art of Pre-Reading and Post-Reading
Do you often find yourself drowning in class materials, struggling to keep up with lectures, or feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information you need to absorb? If so, you're not alone. Many students face this challenge, but the good news is that there are effective strategies to help you conquer your coursework. In this blog post, we'll explore the powerful techniques of pre-reading and post-reading that can transform your academic experience from a struggle to a breeze.
10 Tips for Time Management
As a university student, you have a lot on your plate, from attending lectures, completing assignments, studying for exams, and maintaining a social life. It can be overwhelming to manage your time effectively, but with some tried and true strategies, you can be in control of your schedule and achieve your goals [1, 2]. Here is our list of 10 tips:
Is Procrastination Getting You Down? You may be surprised, but you’re not alone.
You may think you are a pretty good procrastinator, but the truth is that most of us are pretty good at it. It’s part of being human (Surowiecki, 2010; Andreou & White, 2010). This problem has been recognized since antiquity (apparently even Aristole had a name for it: Akrasia, see ) (Clear, n.d.)! When we procrastinate, we put off a task that probably should be done sooner rather than later. Why do we do it? Well, for all sorts of reasons, but usually it has something to do with the fact that we don’t want to do that thing we need to do. Maybe we are worried we won’t do it well or it’s really hard. Maybe we just don’t like the work, or maybe we don’t know how to begin. It might be that we underestimate how long it will take to complete. Whatever the reason, we are putting off now pain for future pain. The thing is, future pain will be just as painful and maybe more painful, than current pain.