by April Sullivan | Sep 16, 2019 | blog, note-taking, Student Life
How’s your note-taking? Do you love it? hate it? Last spring I was working with a client who broke his wrist and couldn’t take notes for several weeks. I was right in the middle of teaching him a skill called “Honing Notes”, which requires...
by Gretchen | Sep 3, 2019 | blog, Organization, Student Life, Study Skills
It’s the beginning of the school year! How the heck should you organize all your stuff? I’m sure that’s a question that comes up for most students, parents, and educators. At the end of last semester, I worked with a new student who needed to...
by Gretchen | Sep 2, 2019 | blog, Procrastination
What’s the biggest lie students end up telling themselves? “I’ll do it later!” So many of my clients tell themselves that lie so that they can feel better in the moment about not doing their work. But how many truly do end up doing their work...
by Gretchen | Aug 27, 2019 | blog, College Prep, Student Life
It’s the beginning of the semester! And books are expensive, especially the textbooks you need for college. What do you do when class has started, but you don’t have your books yet? Last spring one of my clients was in this situation. It was 4 weeks into...
by Gretchen | Aug 21, 2019 | blog, Student Life
It’s the beginning of the semester! How good are you at waking yourself up early in the morning? Most of my clients rely on their alarm clocks to get them out of bed in the morning. (Some rely on their parents, but I try and nip that in the bud as soon as I hear...
by Gretchen | Aug 13, 2019 | blog, Organization, Student Life
Do you like your desk and your work space? Or do you feel dread and discomfort about sitting down at your desk and getting to work? I’m feeling so much more productive since I figured out 3 hacks to creating a productive work space this summer. In this video, I...
