SPECIAL FEATURE TIPS AND TRICKS FOR STUDENTS
Top ten tips for being a
No.1
Stay positive
by Tayla Kelly,
HNC Social Science
“I have not failed. I’ve just found ten thousand ways that
won’t work”, Thomas Edison famously said shortly before
inventing the lightbulb. Positivity is a key component of success,
regardless of the task at hand. If you find yourself under the
weather or consistently falling short of your own expectations,
try to incorporate positive language and thinking into your
daily routine. Try simply saying to yourself “You can do this”, or
finding a crowd of positive thinkers to spend time with. Most
importantly, don’t forget to smile!
No.2
Have goals and pursue them
While it is important to embrace what is happening in the
present, it will also help you to increase productivity and
achieve more if you set long-term and short-term goals and
see about following them through. After all, everyone loves
a feeling of accomplishment. The best way to stay organised,
meet deadlines and be prepared is to invest in a calendar, diary
or planner. For those of you who have a lot of things on the go,
this could be the best investment of your student years. As a
wise historian once told me, “failing to plan is planning to fail”.
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