Grit, Mindset & Motivation
A general willingness or desire to do something
What is motivation?
According to Thomas Frank's 10 Steps "robot mode" means...
What is getting it done?
This concept revolves around the idea of someone who believes in their own ability to control themselves and influence the world around them
What is Internal Locus of Control?
Time management, effective reading & note-taking, critical thinking, being organized, understanding assignments and instructions are all examples of this set of skills
What are studying skills?
Manage your stress, surround yourself with positive influences, set affirmations, have realistic goals, acknowledge your accomplishments can improve this
What are ways to improve your attitude?
To cultivate this means to embrace the desire to keep learning, embrace challenges, not being afraid to fail or hit roadblocks, and confront uncertainties.
What is a Growth Mindset?
This set of skills is designed to help you monitor and use time effectively to increase performance and achieve goals
What is time management?
This psychological pattern in which people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud“
What is Imposter Syndrome?
The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment (problem solving, analyzing, open mindedness, creativity) is known as this
What is Critical Thinking?
Being distraction-free, using white noise, DND/phone off, sitting in library or at a desk are components of this
What are study space components?
This term means doing something because it aligns with your interests, passions or personal values
What is Intrinsic Motivation?
Color coding information, files names with course name/number, Google calendar, Notion or other task manager apps are all examples of this
What are organization tools and skills?
The "S" in SMART Goals stands for...
What is Specific?
Take a breath, read over the full exam and instructions, pick where to start, keep an eye on time, and answer ALL questions are good strategies to adopt on these days
What to do on the day of an exam to overcome test day anxiety?
Scheduling specific blocks of time for each task on your daily list.
What is timeboxing?
These are key to staying positive, overcoming self-sabotaging negative thoughts, and fixing your attitude.
What are positive affirmations?
The process of setting a time to study for 25 minutes, then taking a small 5-minute break, and finally reassessing what you've learned in the 25 minutes is called this
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
The "R" in SMART goals stands for...
What is Realistic?
Starting early, using frequent study sessions over 5 days, divide your material into 4 chunks and consistently reviewing notes are part of this plan
What is the Five Day Study Plan?
The most efficient technique to getting information into long term memory.
What is spaced repetition?
This positive mindset is based on an individual's perseverance and passion to achieve a goal
What is Grit?
The estimated time it takes you to complete a task compared to the actual time is known as this
What is the Fudge Ratio?
This concept revolves around the idea of believing you have little to no control over what happens in your life. Fate or luck determine our outcomes.
What is a External Locus of Control?
This technique involves forcing your brain to do things such as work on a hard problem or recall previous information
What is a active learning?
This formula will help you achieve academic success by balancing your time.
Example: 15 credit hours + 30 hours studying
What is the success formula?