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Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity

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

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Why Failure is Okay

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.

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How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

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...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

We’re almost halfway through the year and with COVID-19, a truckload of...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist....

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

Understanding Science Subjects

It’s no secret that science - be it chemistry, physics, or biology - is a...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

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...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

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...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

How to Improve Your Focus In and Out of the Classroom

We know what it’s like. You’re sitting in your fifth period class, trying to...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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...

Navigating Life After High School

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...