Is your unconscious sabbotaging you?

Think of a time when you needed to complete a task but procrastinated instead. The time when you knew full well you’d delayed something until the last minute and still did not want to do it. The experience of procrastination was probably very overwhelming, frustrating, and exhausting. You also might have found yourself asking: “Why

Enhancing memory with mnemonic strategies

If you are looking for strategies to improve your memory, you’re in the right place! Our brains process new information on a daily basis. There are times when having extra reinforcement using proven techniques to retain information is helpful. Mnemonic strategies, also called mnemonic devices, are strategies serving to help remember facts and increase the

Improve your reading comprehension

Many people dislike reading but let’s face it, most courses we take will require us to go through lengthy textbooks, lists of academic papers, research, etc. This means that we will spend a good chunk of our study time reading. So, it is important to know how to extract key information in our readings. There

Developing effective study habits

In my third year of university, I took a first-year psychology course. I was pleasantly surprised to see effective studying techniques as one of the first topics we learned about. I soon realized that I have gone years through different levels of academia without ever learning how to study well, as have many other people.