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Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto the StudyTime website,...

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The Science of Habit-Building

Why are Habits Important? “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

With mock exams right around the corner, and NCEA externals following soon...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

How to Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

How to Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

There’s nothing I hated at high school more than Maths.  Not only were my...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.