Chloe Made Me Study

#083 – Buckle up for an awesome interview with Arts and Literature student Laura where we dive into her academic journey and the lifelong study skills she's developing along the way. Laura is part-way through her degree and studying while working full-time and I KNOW you're going to love hearing her story. We cover topics such as mental health, growth mindset and neurodiversity. We talk about the...

#082 – Do you ever feel like you don't have time to celebrate your studying achievements? Or are you worried it will come off as bragging? Or maybe you feel like you don't actually have any wins to celebrate? Well in this episode we're diving deep into WHY and HOW you should celebrate your studying achievements. I'll walk you through the benefits of being able to praise your own progress and the t...

#081 – It's time for another interview episode with an awesome student – and we're gonna dive deep into workplace learning, apprenticeships and how to keep your motivation high throughout your studies. In this episode I'm talking to Jordanne who is part-way through a degree apprenticeship in building surveying. She's a rockstar and has a great story to tell. We talk about her studying journey so f...

#080 – You said you'd study straight after dinner but somehow the evening is disappearing and you realise you are procrastinating. Or you said you'd start your essay this week but it's already Thursday and nothing's happened yet. You've been busy but just haven't managed to make progress on the important stuff. Procrastination is a natural response to doing hard, uncomfortable, sometimes boring th...

#079 – In this week's episode I'm going to share with you some advice for three different summer break situations.   Maybe you're actively studying over the summer and want to know how to make progress without hating your life and locking yourself in doors 24/7.   Maybe you're NOT studying over the summer break but you want to catch up on some topics you missed out or skimmed over.   Maybe you're...

#078 – I know, I know, it's tempting to just try to put your last academic year behind you and not think about it again. But, it's SUPER important to be able to reflect on your academic year. Before you can make a plan of where you want to go and the results you want to achieve in your next modules...you need to work out where you've been and where you are. The challenges you've overcome, the prog...

#077 – Did you know that there are 3 levels of learning? You'll likely engage in each of these levels of learning at different times throughout your studies.  Each has its uses but it's SUPER important that you're using the right one at the right time...so you don't throw away marks or waste time on ineffective studying. The first of the levels of learning will allow you to get through your studie...

#076 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#075 – Does your university often bang on about the need to become an independent learner? If they don't, then they should cos it's VITAL if you want to succeed in higher education. If they do, then you'll know how much importance is placed on this skill. But becoming an independent learner can be quite tricky. Developing the skills to be able to motivate yourself, problem-solve, study strategical...

#074 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#073 – Who comes up with the studying timelines we're supposed to stick to? Us? The education system? Society? We live in a world where it's still seen as 'different' and 'non-traditional' to still be in education past your early twenties. But we also live in a world that's telling us we need to become life-long learners, that we'll have multiple careers, and that we need to continually upskill ou...

#072 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#071 – Who doesn't love some inspirational quotes? Some snippets of motivation and wisdom to give you a new perspective or a pep talk. To spur you on to keep pushing in your studies. While I have 100s of great quotes in my collection, in this episode I'll share with you 5 inspirational quotes that have really impacted my learning and studying, in the hopes that you find them useful too. I'll walk...

#070 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#069 – Do you often find that it comes to that time of the day where you need to hit the books and start studying...but your motivation has just disappeared out the window? In this episode I'm going to teach you HOW to increase your willpower. You'll learn a simple trick for preserving your motivation and self-discipline throughout the day so that you have more than enough when it's time to study....

#068 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#067 – How do education and learning differ? What is the point of your studies? Is it to teach you some stuff and give you a piece of paper that measures how much you got right? Or is it something else? In this week's episode I'm going to walk you through the super important difference between education and learning. We'll talk about the role of education and how this doesn't necessarily include m...

#066 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

# 065 – There's a lot of bad studying advice out there, so it's no wonder that a lot of students are revising for exams in the wrong way. Could this be you? Do you find exam revision stressful? Do you struggle to commit the important stuff to memory and regurgitate it effectively in an exam? Do your exam grades reflect your struggle? If so then you may be revising for exams in the crappy way, the...

#064 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#063 – Sitting an exam in person, in an exam hall, can be a pretty stressful experience. But in-person exams have been the norm for most universities forever so it may feel a little daunting to have to sit an online exam at home. Or you may be thinking 'yippee!' at the thought of an online exam. Because they DO have their upsides. But they do require a different revision strategy than an in-person...

#062 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#061 – The last year or so has been tough for everyone – and you may have struggled at times to do your best in your studies and other areas of your life. But we need to change our view of what 'doing your best' actually means. Because our best is changeable. It fluctuates depending on what's going on in our lives and how we're feeling – our motivation, productivity, positivity and resilience. In...

#060 – Welcome to another minisode of the Chloe Made Me Study podcast. Each Monday, I will release a super short episode designed to share one studying idea, strategy or mindset shift that will help you start your study week off feeling focused, productive and confident. These minisodes will help you shake off any negative studying baggage from the week before and offer a moment to pause, reflect...

#059 – Do you struggle with word count problems in your essays? Either you write too much and really struggle to cut words out, or you find it difficult to write enough and ever actually reach the word count? Whichever camp you're in, worry no more cos I've got you with this episode. I'm going to cover each of these word count problems and share some simple advice to help you overcome them. If you...