They Call It “Junk Food” For A Reason

Many people assume that their mind and body are separate entities. They act as though they can sleep 4 hours a night, eat junk food, and shower once a week while still being productive. Imagine trying to study in that…
My Goals and Motivation

“How do you stay motivated for 15 hours bro??” – 76 viewers during my streams every day In the last lesson, I briefly explained how I manage my time and setting my goals. This time, we will focus on my…
Why Am I Always Calm? – Even Right Before An Exam

Many people say that they get quite nervous before an exam, and that it can actually negatively affect their performance. This has never really happened to me, and I’ll try to explain why. The first reason is that I usually…
Socializing and Relationships

I can’t stress enough how important strong relationships (not only romantic) are for your mental health and well-being. Humans are inherently social creatures regardless of if you are an introvert or an extrovert. We need social interaction and we thrive…
Time Management

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill. From the age of 9 until the age of 12, I walked and “trained” dogs (well, to the extent that a 9-year old…
“Active Recall” – Introduction

Imagine for a moment that you are a brain. It is your job to decide what to remember and what to forget. However, you have no way of talking to your human to ask what they think is important. How…
Anki – Your Best Friend

There are many study techniques which have proven to be effective in the scientific literature. 2 of the most important are active recall and spaced repetition. We’ve already spoken about active recall, so I’ll quickly go over spaced repetition and…
Efficient Note Taking

As some of you might know, I’m not much of a note taker. The research has shown that the act of note taking is better than not reviewing the material at all but it’s definitely not an effective study technique.…
Getting High Scores

Some people have this idea that you just need to work hard and you will get high scores. That they are a representation of how hard you studied and if you didn’t get the score that you wanted that you…