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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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Neuroplasticity

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

Planning your University Studies

In your last few years of high school, things can get pretty exciting. More...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

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...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

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

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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