Restless nights, followed by tiring mornings and always feeling like you can never catch enough sleep?
Like how we have habits to keep our teeth clean and our studies done, we have habits that affect our sleep.
Sleep hygiene describes good sleep habits. Here are some advice to help you get a good night’s sleep from a student. Most of these are common sense but the hustle and bustle of the modern and uni life makes most of us neglect some of our common senses and self-care.
The semester has begun and it’s time to get your head out of holiday mode and into ‘uggghh I need to study’ mode.
Here’s a list of study-related apps that we like to use to get our lives together.
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You will have to put more effort into reading them therefore you are less likely to skim and more likely to retain what you’ve read.
You are 50% more likely to remember something that you’ve said as opposed to have read. Take advantage of this by teaching a friend or family member who is new to the topic. You will soon realise what you don’t understand and questions they have can test your knowledge.
All of us would rather do bury ourselves in the comfort of an Ostrich Pillow:
Fear not, you can reduce your exam anxiety by:
Setting a study schedule and study plan. Here’s a blank timetable for you to fill out your times. Make sure to include breaks!
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