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SAM’s Work Tips No 13: A rested brain absorbs more. Make sure you are sleeping properly in a regular pattern.
SAM’s Work Tips No 14: Music. For the vast majority of people it’s a distraction. If you do play music, relaxed and familiar is best.
SAM’s Work Tips No 15: Electronic games will not relax your brain. That buzzy fuzzy feeling is not conducive to study!
SAM’s Work Tips No 16: Procrastination is the enemy. Getting ready to work is fine. Taking three days about it is not.
SAM’s Work Tips No 17: Get your subjects organised. Know when they are and what you have to learn. Then learn it.
SAM’s Work Tips No 18: Know your strengths and reinforce them to make them stronger. These should be the easy marks when the time comes.
SAM’s Work Tips No 19: What are your weaknesses? Why? What can you do to strengthen them? Never be afraid to ask for help.
SAM’s Work Tips No 20: Your teachers want you to pass. If you don’t understand, ASK them. Keep asking until you do understand.
SAM’s Work Tips No 21: Friends can often explain things you might not understand from your teacher. Learn to learn with them.
Happy Xmas everyone! This year, the greatest gift you can give yourself is time to study. Study hard and look forward to a happier New Year!
SAM's Work Tips No 22: Fed up with turkey? Even if you're not, every hour of study you put in now will bring rewards later. Don't waste this time.
Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2017. Now the work begins in earnest...
SAM’s Work Tips No 23: Get organised – keep notes by subject in order. Group books by subject. Review what you need to do for each subject.
SAM’s Work Tips No 24: If you hit something you don’t know, carry on around it, then ask your teacher to help resolve it.
SAM’s Work Tips No 25: Caffeine may help you put in more hours, but it impairs the ability to learn after a couple of cups.
SAM’s Work Tips No 26: Revising with friends makes sense as long as it’s not a distraction. Work can be fun, but it’s work.
SAM’s Work Tips No 27: The Big Picture. Get a calendar and mark projects, deadlines, exams, then divide the workload by week/by month.
SAM’s Work Tips No 28: Use online resources – covering the same ground through a different medium helps embed it.
SAM’s Work Tips No 29: Get active. Sport or another activity at the weekend will refresh your brain. But not ALL weekend!
SAM's Work Tips No 30: Which revision technique works for you? - memorise, summary notes, keywords, diagrams, find out early and use it!

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