Month: April 2025

  • Reclaim Your Routine After A Major Event

    Reclaim Your Routine After A Major Event
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    Major events like school holidays or vacations can derail students’ productivity. Help your teen bounce back quickly by following these tips: Before the event, plan our your first few days back as best you can. Plan light for the first day (maybe focus on certain types of tasks that are easier for you). Also, try… Read more

  • How to Break Down a Project

    How to Break Down a Project
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    Just like breaking down a paper (see my post on that here), start with the end in mind. 5 Steps to Complete a Project When is the project due? Write the deadline on the monthly spread.  Tip- I would often aim to turn in a paper or project the day before the deadline, in case… Read more

  • How to Break Down Writing a Paper Into Smaller Tasks

    How to Break Down Writing a Paper Into Smaller Tasks
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    As a Secondary-Education History major at Clemson University, I had writing papers down to a science. I created the template below. For every paper listed on the syllabus, I went ahead and planned out the work for the whole semester, working backwards from each paper’s due date. 9 Steps for Writing a Paper Finally, determine… Read more