4 Must-Know Tips for High School Parents: Guiding Your Teen’s Success

Parents, ever wonder how to help your teen with academic challenges? You might think school teaches study skills for higher academic journeys. As a former high school teacher, I assure you schools can’t fully prepare for what’s beyond the finish line. Engage in class and study actively; very few master this challenge without extra help.…

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Interleaving effect – the better way to learn

What is the Interleaving effect? Even though this method is by far more superior over other learning methods, it is hardly used in schools. Keep on reading to find out why, or watch my video on this memory-boosting learning technique.   Watch the video on the Interleaving effect and don’t forget to subscribe!   If…

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Top Test Preparation Tips for Students 15+ years

There comes a time where simply reading your notes is not gonna help you score good grades anymore. Understanding your test conditions can help you already while you study and prepare for your upcoming exam. The following are proven strategies that have helped many students improve test scores and prepare more effectively for exams.  …

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3 powerful tricks to boost your learning process

How does your mood affect your learning? Did you know that the conditions you’re in when studying affect you in your test situation? Your goal should therefore be to create the same or similar conditions when studying as there are during the test situation.    I want to tell you about three interesting facts about…

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Study in different places for better long-term memory

How to improve your memory while studying? Whereas having the same workspace (e.g. your desk) is beneficial when you want to get into your study mode (for doing homework, writing your to-do list for the next day and so on), you might want to consider changing the context of your study situation when preparing for…

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Morning vs. Night person

Hello, I’m Alexandra, productivity coach and… night person! 😊   You might wonder… why you sometimes get more or less work done at a certain time of the day 🤔   Productivity depends on multiple factors: your stress level the topic you‘re working on the time of the day your biological clock     The…

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💁🏻‍♀️ How to spend your STUDY BREAK 👍

Your study time and study break should be well-planned.    That means, you should put some thoughts in how you organize your breaks when learning at home as well.   What to do during your study break  👉 When taking breaks, AVOID SCREEN TIME. The time you spend on your phone or computer during your…

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Recognizing time thieves ⏱⏳

Besides the classic time thieves known amongst students, such as…   interruptions internet your own thoughts chaos, disorder lack of motivation noise having no clear goal in mind   … there are a number of “hidden” time thieves that I want you to be aware of!   Do you ever notice any of the following…

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