I feel like this is information EVERY student needs to know because whether you’re in high school, college or grad school, you might have to put in an all-night cramming session now and then.
This should help you get through it.
The original source was lost when I found this, but as it mentions Penn State undergraduates, I’m assuming this originated there.
This graphic of 16 Tips To Stay Awake When You’re Tired is by Yumi Sakugawa. These tips will definitely come in handy for students and workers having to pull all-nighters or simply struggling to stay awake.
I tried some of them, being the insomniac I am, and they do work!
When highlighting passages in your textbooks, print-outs and study notes, it does help to have a consistent colour system.
You obviously have to make it relevant to your field of study. For example, lawyers are apparently taught to colour-code using red highlighters for the holdings of a case, green for general law, yellow for facts etc.
A medical student might colour-code Latin terms, diagnoses, procedures etc.
This is my system:
Colour-code your notes
The trick is not to go overboard with the colours. Only highlight what is necessary, because a completely colourful text will end up confusing you.
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