Work Smarter, Not Harder
True or False: Multitasking (like texting while studying) actually makes the task take 50% longer.
What is True?
This is the amount of sleep (in hours) most students need to actually remember what they studied.
What is 7 to 9 hours?
These are the scheduled hours when professors sit in their offices specifically to help you.
What are Office Hours?
Studying in this specific piece of furniture is usually a bad idea because your brain associates it with sleep, not work.
What is a Bed?
This common study strategy involves a set of cards with a question on one side and the answer on the other.
What are Flashcards?
This "Golden Ticket" document is handed out on day one of class and lists every single deadline for the semester.
What is a Syllabus?
This liquid is the best "brain juice" for staying alert and avoiding headaches.
What is Water?
If you're stuck on an essay or a math problem, you should head to this campus center for free help.
What is the Learning Commons?
To avoid "Digital Distractions," you should put your phone in this mode or leave it in another room.
What is "Do Not Disturb" (or Focus Mode)?
To study most effectively, you should space out your studying over several days instead of doing this the night before.
What is Cramming?
To avoid burnout, you should take a short "brain break" every _____ minutes.
What is 20-30 minutes?
Doing this for just 10–20 minutes can increase blood flow to the brain and improve your mood.
What is Exercise (or walking)?
You can visit this specific center on campus for free help with essays, lab reports, or any kind of paper.
What is the Writing Center?
Research shows that having this specific object visible on your desk—even if it’s turned off—can reduce your "cognitive capacity" or brainpower.
What is your phone?
True or False: Typing notes is always better than handwriting because it is faster.
What is False? (Handwriting often leads to better memory retention).
This is the most effective way to remember a lecture: Reviewing your notes within ____ hours of class.
What is 24 hours?
This 6-letter word is the #1 enemy of academic success and can lead to physical illness.
What is Stress?
This free campus service pairs you with another student who has already mastered a difficult subject.
What is Peer Tutoring?
If you can't find a silent room, one of these tools can help "drown out" distracting background noise.
What are Noise-canceling headphones or a White noise machine?
This "memory trick" uses a catchy rhyme or a string of first letters (like PEMDAS for Math) to remember a list.
What is a Mnemonic Device?
Instead of reading the same page 10 times, you should use "Active Recall," which means doing this to yourself.
What is Quizzing/Testing yourself?
This simple breathing technique can lower your heart rate before a big presentation or exam.
What is Deep Breathing (or Belly Breathing)?
Many learning centers offer this type of "coaching" to help you with big-picture skills like time management and focus.
What is Academic Coaching?
Which place is typically a better study environment – your dorm room or the library?
What is the Library?
Instead of highlighting every sentence, you should write these in the margins of your textbook to summarize main ideas.
What are Annotations (or Margin Notes)?