Index

accountability partners, 55–56, 96, 111, 126–127, 138–139

activities, 14–17, 20–21, 31, 57, 60, 67–68, 88–92, 125, 141

anxiety, 6, 31, 128

apps, 19, 26, 37, 43, 52–53, 63–64, 73, 85, 98, 105, 111, 117–120, 121, 126–127, 136, 138

binge-watching, 20, 36, 114–115

blackout hour, 125–126

Brain Dump, 60–63, 74, 109

breaks, 26, 38, 44, 84–87, 115–116, 124, 135

calendars, 7, 63, 65–67, 69, 74, 82, 85, 108–109, 123, 126, 138

clocks, 7, 22–24, 36–37, 99, 100, 123

See also time management

college applications, 66, 108–109, 110

deadlines and due dates, 9, 13, 23–24, 37, 45, 63, 66, 69, 77, 105, 108–109, 113, 127, 137, 138

desk, 32, 85, 92–94, 97, 105, 110, 118–119, 126

distractions, 9, 19, 26, 37–40, 44, 73, 95, 111, 114, 116–117, 118, 119–121, 123, 126

dorm, 104–105

dorm rooms, 22, 34, 92–93, 97, 101, 118–119

electronic devices, 22, 26, 37, 69–70, 74–75, 93, 99–100, 107, 122

estimating time, 14–19, 77, 86–87, 106

See also time management

exams, 22, 42, 47, 49, 52, 55–57, 58, 63, 69, 78–80, 82–83, 128, 134

expectations, 20, 47, 59, 109, 136–137, 138

fear setting, 131–132, 138

focus, 24, 26, 32–36, 38–39, 42–43, 89, 95, 97, 114, 118–119, 123–124, 126–127, 138

food, 14–15, 19, 38, 55, 85–86, 93–94, 95, 100, 112–113, 126

future awareness, 22–24, 73, 130

habits, 19, 25, 31, 42, 49, 58, 70, 85

highlighting, 46, 49, 52, 54

homework.

assignments, 18–19, 27–33, 36–38, 40–43, 47–48, 69, 85–87, 94, 103, 114–116, 120–123, 128, 133–134, 137

homework planning, 28, 42–43

See also Personal Homework Profile; Project Planning Guide; studying

interruptions, 77, 94, 117, 123–124

jobs, 20, 46, 60, 69, 91, 113, 131, 135

launching pad, 92–93

laziness, 9, 68, 130, 134–135

minimum viable product (MVP), 133

mornings, 13, 24, 32, 60–61, 89, 90–93, 135

motivation, 31, 35, 39, 45, 48–49, 57, 59, 107–108, 112, 127, 128–129, 130, 131–132, 135, 136, 137, 138

music, 33, 39–41, 43, 96, 100, 111, 120–121, 127

myHomework Student Planner, 63

notes, 16, 42–43, 46–47, 49–50, 52–54, 56, 64, 67, 74–76, 98, 101–103, 104–106, 134

organization, 37, 53, 97

bedroom, 98–101, 111

color-coding, 106–107

desk, 85, 93–94

school supplies, 102–103, 106

systems, 63–64, 68–69, 72, 106, 108

peer pressure, 117

perfectionism, 9, 130, 133, 137–139

Personal Homework Profile, 29, 32, 42, 57, 127

phones, 22, 26, 64, 72, 88–89, 107, 117, 120–122, 124, 125, 138

See also electronic devices

planners, 42, 58, 63–74, 81, 83, 85, 105, 108–109

planning, 42, 57, 60–61, 62, 63–72, 74–77, 76, 78–79, 81–84, 89–91, 114–116

Pomodoro Technique, 26

practice, 25, 28–30, 33, 46, 48–49, 51, 127

priorities, 37, 62–63, 73, 96, 137

Project Planning Guide, 76

reminders, 26, 63–66, 88, 98, 100

rewriting, 16, 49, 53

rituals, 84–85, 92–94, 96

roadblocks, 10

routines, 31, 35, 84–85, 88–92, 95, 135

schedule, 9, 18–20, 32, 42, 59, 60–61, 63, 65–66, 69, 77–78, 81, 83–84, 86, 88–91, 103, 117, 126–127, 135

school supplies, 97, 102–104, 106–107

screens, 72, 117, 125–126

self-care, 20, 90–91

self-testing, 49, 81

sleep timer, 116

social media, 20, 36, 73, 93, 120–122, 124, 129

stress, 8, 14, 31, 60–61, 78, 91, 93, 110, 125

studying

cramming, 51, 78

environment, 34–36, 39, 97, 107–108, 111, 117, 126

skills, 44–49

study guide, 45–47, 49, 52, 81, 136

study planning, 44, 78–83

techniques and methods, 49, 52, 54–56

tools, 50–53

syllabus, 61, 69, 137

time management, 12–13, 18–19, 23–26, 62, 65, 66, 68, 70, 73–74, 84, 106, 122, 130

alarms, 88, 99

timers, 38, 100, 115–116, 138

time-tracking, 18–21, 26, 126

time sense, 9, 13–18, 42, 73

video games, 125–126, 135

workouts, 64, 90–91