Jump Off the Page

It may be rare for a student productivity blogger to draw inspiration from a film about card counting, but I have managed to do just that. I saw the film 21 a while back and absolutely loved it. If you want a little more background information on the film, (re)read “Do you dazzle? Do you jump off the page?” which I wrote last week. The part of the film I drew my inspiration from was when Ben faced a tough...

Do you dazzle? Do you jump off the page?

I watched the movie 21 a while back, and there are a couple of lines that have stuck with me. I won’t go into detail about the entire storyline, but at this point a young man was sat in front of a judge for a prestigious scholarship, when he is told the following… “Unfortunately – Desire doesn’t figure into this much. The ‘Robinson’ is going to go to someone who dazzles. Someone...

Revision Tip: Question, Question, Question

  Another post on revision tips from me today. Mid-terms are coming up for many of you so I hope this is proving to be useful. One thing that I’ve found very useful in my revision is not using rote review. I can read something time and time again, and never really get to grips with it. What I find is better to do is to quiz yourself on the work covered so far, perhaps using a set of prepared questions. Then run through...

The five most deadly study tips of all time

 It’s unbelievable at times the things people believe about the best way to study, so I figured it’s time to dispel some of those myths! Myth One: 3am is the ideal time to study I am sure many of you have been there. Picture it now, it is 3am, you are sat there, pen in one hand, energy drink in the other, trying to stay awake whilst writing revising for an exam the next day. Here’s a tip for you, it does...

Review: Personal Development for Smart People by S...

How many of you have heard of Steve Pavlina? He is well known for his personal development blog in addition to his personal experiments on things such as raw foodism and polyphasic sleep (see his blog if you want to know more), Steve is certainly an interesting guy. Lately, he has been working on his first book, Personal Development for Smart People, which I have been looking forward to for a while now, after he...