Struggle Care

11: Q&A: How to Study (When No One Taught You)

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 I’m joined today by Dr. Lesley Cook as we tackle some listener questions around various topics. Come and join us now!

Show Highlights:

  • Tips for someone with no energy due to chronic illness: take care of the basics, conserve your energy, and use whatever hacks work for you
  • Tips for someone who struggles to cook dinner every night: switch things up, identify your mountain, and realize that a bowl of cereal for dinner is OK!
  • Tips for how to study when no one ever taught you: experience the information in different ways, make a memory game, and share the information back and forth with a study partner 
  • How to study when you don’t know what’s important to study
  • How to use accommodations that are available to you
  • How to ask a teacher or professor for study help
  • How to take notes and encode the information in meaningful ways
  • How fidget toys, drawing, and doodling can help you listen and learn


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