Motivational Quotes

I find that one of my biggest barriers to learning is finding the motivation to actually start. There are a number of techniques that I use, which I will cover in a later post. One such technique I use is listening to motivational audio programs, or reading some inspirational books.
Although I can’t post the complete [...]

Setting Goals to Achieve More

“How can you expect to hit a target you can’t see?” – Zig Ziglar
When you work do you have a specific, definable goal that you are working for? If you don’t, how can you know if you are getting closer to reaching it? How much material will you have covered by a certain date?
You need [...]

Thinking Big, Bigger, Biggest!

If I had to teach the world only 2 lessons they would be:1) Keep an open mind in all aspects of your life.
2) Dare to think big. Don’t let people impose their small-minded thinking on you.
The latter is the subject of this post.
There are always people around that will try to bring you down. It [...]

Activity versus Accomplishment

Does the following scenario sound familiar? So you’ve been working for an hour and a half. Your papers are all organized and nicely hole-punched; your textbook is covered in highlighter; your room is super clean; and you printed your notes for the next 3 weeks. But you haven’t learned a thing.
Ouch. A little too close [...]

Redecorating for Success

As I mentioned in my previous post sometimes I decide to resort to drastic measures to perform better in my courses.
In my anatomy course, I found that my major pitfall was histology (The anatomical study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues.) So I decided that I needed to look at some microscope [...]

Resolving to Improve Your Weakness

After a disappointing performance in one of my courses, I’ve decided to redouble my efforts in order to improve.
The course in question was Anatomy, and even after some drastic measures (maybe I’ll show you later), I know I could have done better.
After writing the practical midterm, I realized that I placed too much of my [...]

Are you kidding me?

OK, so you are studying for your Biology finals. You have your books open, your notes out, the beats are pumping, 24 is on TV, John and Christy are talking to you on MSN Messenger, and you’re sprawled across your couch, that wobbly coffee table and some dusty mugs.
So what are you doing? Oh you [...]

The Meaning Behind Words

Etymology – 1: a history of a word; 2: the study of the sources and development of words
“Why bother with etymology?” some may ask. Because it can help you learn terms more easily and remember more.
I find that once I know the origin of a word, it helps solidify it’s meaning and context. As [...]

Knowledge and Relationships

I’ve been reading a book called The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, and I just wanted to share an excerpt that I found very interesting. It may not help you do better in school, but it’s something to think about.
When we talk about memory, we aren’t just talking about ideas and impressions and facts stored [...]

Memory Tips – Pegging

Pegging can be used to remember items in a specific order or associated with certain numbers. Basically, it is where you form vivid mental associations between a preset known object (the peg) and what you want to memorize. You are putting the item you want to memorize on the peg. So if you can remember [...]