Study+Skills

**TIME MANAGEMENT **


== [|Why Writers are the Worst Procrastinators,][|The psychological origins of waiting (... and waiting, and waiting) to work] The Atlantic Magazine, [|MEGAN MCARDLE] FEB 12 2014, 11:48 AM ET ==

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 * [|Procrastination, You are not so Smart, A Celebration of Self Delusion] **

**[|Tenured before 30, professor offers five tips for student success]** ,**Gill, Globe and Mail.**

=[|The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World], James Fallows, The Atlantic Magazine =


 * [|The Power of Structured Procrastination] **

**[|Organization & Time Management Apps for High School and College Students]** Apps for time awareness and time management; planning and prioritization; information and material management; sequencing; and spatial organization.

**iStudiez Pro** Unique built-in planner lets you input and easy manage all types of schedules,keep track of your homework and assignments, summarize classes and assignements, and up to date with pending tasks and upcoming classes and events.

**[|Time Management Workshops]** Workshop, handout and online resources for time management.

**[|Time Managment for Life]** Washington University workshop powerpoint.

**IDEAS **
**[|Subconscious Information Processing]** Good short article on why students should start an assignment/project as soon as they recieve it.

**[|Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits]** New York Times article that contradicts much of the accepted wisdom around what constitutes good study habits.

**[|While Some Kids Handle Pressure and Others Fall Apart]** New York Times article that looks at why some people can handle the stress of high-stakes testing and why others can't.

STUDY SKILLS/TOOLS
**[|How-to-Study.com]** More than 90 free practical how to study articles.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|University of Texas, Learning Handouts]** Handouts about time and goals, strategic learning, test taking and critical reading.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|Nova Mind]** Free Mind Mapping Software.



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|Mental Case App]** Excellent app that creates beautiful study notes and cards. Similar to traditional flashcards, but are much more powerful. They can include as many facets as you like, each of which can contain text, an image, audio, and even a short video. Once you have a set of notes prepared, you can study them in beautifully presented slideshows, which make studying less of a chore.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">LEARNING STRATEGIES
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|Learning Strategies Online]** Handouts and resources on Test Prep, Listening and Note taking, Motivation, Stress Management and Anxiety.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">NOTE-TAKING
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|Course Notes App]** An app that helps students take, organize and share class notes and materials.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**[|Note-taking Infographic]** An infographic on various note-taking methods to try and suss out the best techniques for recording–and retaining–important information.