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As the exam months drag on, students are coming under more and more pressue. The results of this stress are situations like:

Inability to retain information
Inability to concentrate of studies
Panic attacks about poor performance or missing the exams
Inability to understand questions in the exam hall

Of these four points, the one we will concentrate on right now is the inability to perform in an exam due to the stress. This video shows a chat with the principals of two schools who provide students with tips on how to maintain focus and perform well in exams.

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There is no point in learning something if you do not know how to apply/use it in the right way. This is the sentiment that also forms the basis of the Karnataka CET exams. They expect students to know how to apply what they learn in I and II PUC. This short video will show how one student applied what he had learnt.

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One of the most common complaints students have to make is that they fail to memorise their subjects which makes you wonder what the problem is. The problem is the lack of association of the words. When students try to memorise line after line without actually associating it with anything, they tend to forget what they have studied. In simpler terms, this is known as mugging.

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What is the difference between effective study habits and non-effective study habits? The answer is very simple. The difference lies in a few keywords that are at the heart of effective studies. These are words like time management, schedules, preparing, prioritizing, saying no to distractions, taking notes, and...

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Procrastination is basically the practice of putting things off for later. For a student this is a very dangerous thing to do. Procrastination can lead to sleepless nights spent trying to finish studies or homework. Procrastination will also prevent you from paying attention to what you are doing because your mind will be tired and busy trying to make up for the sleep you lost last night.

Hear is how you can deal with procrastination.

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Most of the times students avoid studies but there are times that they are over enthusiastic about it too. There are ways you can deal with studies without going into these two extremes. Remember too much of anything is just as bad as too little of it. These are some of the things that you can do to study smarter not harder. Now, don't be confused. This statement does not mean that you need not study, it simply means that you can use techniques like SQ3R to organize the way you go about your studies or preparation for exams.

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If each one has faced situations that seems insurmountable then what is so special about those that lived through it? The answer is simple; those that survivd didnt give up. Its when things are at their worst that you need to soldier on because the reward at the end will be more than you wished for.

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As exams draw closer, the pressure is mounting and students all over are working ever harder to cover the portions in time. With such a situation there will be times when their spirits will be low and their resolve to do well will be on the brink of breaking. If this is happening to you, then this might help strengthen that weakening resolve.

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As exams come closer, students all over are busy studying for the exams and trying their best not to waste time. It is at such times that you need to be careful about your health. The main thing that causes problems during exams is the mounting stress. So how can you reduce stress?

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Sometimes when you try to attempt question papers for CET, COMED-k, IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc, you will see that your efforts are not yielding results. You are still not scoring as well as you can. Getting disappointed and giving up will not help in this. What will help is perseverance.

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There are a few small things that will make you waste a lot of time when you sit down to study. What you need to do is to be organised in the way you approach studies.

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Who would ever have though that music and creative thinking (in terms of associating emotions with studies) could help a person study for an exam? Well, its true...

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How can sleeping help improve your understanding of maths? How much can you do when you need to study? How do you go over class notes that you failed to take down? How do you learn to identify your mistakes? What is your most important tool for studies?

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Setting priorities is very improtant when it comes to being able to implement an effective study plan and managing to get more done when time is short.

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What are the differences between the traits of a disorganised an organised person? Do you know how to make the most of your time?

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Nick Vujicic is a man who loves his life and is completely happy with it. He also loves travelling around the world, golfing, fishing and swimming.

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