Chloe Made Me Study

#033 – Are you finding it more and more difficult to motivate yourself to study? Your study space is such an important factor in your academic progress.

If your environment is de-motivating and distracting, you'll find it easier to procrastinate and harder to stay focused. It's time to fall back in love with your study space.

In this episode, you'll learn why it's so important to give your study space some love. And you'll discover some super easy ways to pimp out your study space and reinvigorate your motivation to chain your butt to one spot for hours in the name of your education.

Now this episode is day 1 of my FREE Studying Restart Challenge. So if you're listening to it during the week of January 25th 2021, get involved and get my expert guidance and support over on Instagram. Listen to the episode for more details.

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#032 – You could be the most productive student ever, with the world's smartest study strategies, but if your brain is being a jerk and your mind is full of negative thoughts, you're gonna make zero progress.

Your mindset is SO important for your studying success. It's the gatekeeper to your progress so if your brain is being a jerk then it's a no-go for tackling that to-do list.

In this episode, I'm going to uncover the misconceptions around your brain and thought processes. You'll learn why we think and what our negative thoughts actually mean. And you'll walk away with 6 awesome strategies for overcoming negative thinking so you can go from 'brain is being a jerk' to 'in control and feeling positive'.

By understanding what's going on in your brain when you're thinking negatively, you'll be able to take back the reins, stop the spiral, and direct your focus to thoughts that make your studying (and life) easier.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode32.

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#031 – Do you struggle to push yourself to study? Do you find it difficult to make progress when you're tired or unmotivated? Do you struggle to persevere when you hit a challenge or start doubting yourself?

I've been where you are and completely understand the frustration of feeling like you can't just push yourself to study when you need to.

In this episode of Chloe Made Me Study, I'm going to walk you through seven simple steps to overcoming this studying resistance. You'll learn strategies for boosting your motivation, strengthening your mindset, shifting your energy, simplifying your task list, and skyrocketing your productivity.

You're just 20 minutes away from learning my secrets to push yourself to study. You'll walk away from this episode with a new perspective and some building blocks for successful new study habits that will help you have an easier studying life.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode31.

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#030 – 2021 has started off well, right?! Worldwide education continues to be affected by the covid-19 pandemic and further restrictions have made it much harder to study during lockdown.

While a lot is out of our control right now, there ARE steps we can take to boost our motivation and productivity, and strengthen our mindset and resilience, so that we can continue to make progress in our studies and achieve the grades we need.

In this episode, I teach you 7 strategies to help you study during lockdown more effectively. You'll discover simple methods that will allow you to fit studying into your lockdown life so that you can continue to further your education.

I'll share simple tweaks you can make to your mindset, routines and methods to make it easier to prioritise your study during lockdown...and hopefully cry a bit less!

You've got this!

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#029 – Having to study over Christmas kinda sucks, right? It would be wonderful to take 2 weeks off and purely lounge in your PJs, drink mulled wine and watch Elf for the 76th time…

...but your education has other ideas.

The first thing you'll discover in this episode is whether you really NEED to study over Christmas – if you need to work towards upcoming assessments, or if you could actually just give yourself a break.

Then I'll walk you through five simple strategies that will make it easier to study over Christmas. You'll discover ways to boost your productivity and motivation, and get your family onboard, so you can whizz through your study tasks faster and have more time for festive fun. I'll talk you through how to overcome that guilt...either that you should be spending more time relaxing or with your family, or that you should study every single day.

It is possible to study over Christmas, make progress AND enjoy the holidays so you can start 2021 feeling rested. In this episode, I'll show you how.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode29.

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#028 – In honour of my 30th birthday, I want to share with you 30 lessons and pieces of advice to help you achieve greater happiness, personal growth and academic success.

Turning 30 is a pretty big deal and as the good little student I am, I wanted to use this milestone to reflect on what my twenties taught me, how I'm different, and how these lessons could help you too.

In this episode, you'll learn 10 things I've changed my mind about, including important mindset shifts that are vital for your academic success. I'll share with you 10 pieces of advice for my 18-year-old self that would have greatly increased my happiness and set me on the path to awesome personal growth earlier. Finally, I'll walk you through 10 ways that my life has changed from aged 20 to aged 30. How I've changed and the important factors in my growth, development and academic success to date.

I hope you enjoy these lessons as much as I loved reflecting on them. And I hope that some of them are useful on your own academic and personal journey.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode28

#027 – Are you fed up with getting feedback on your essays that says, "your writing is too descriptive" or "not enough critical writing and analysis" or "you wasted too many words on describing"?

Critical writing and thinking can be confusing, and writing in this style can feel completely alien. But staying safe with descriptive writing is holding you back and preventing you achieving those higher essay grades. Certain essay questions require critical thinking so if you're not engaging in it you're losing out on a lot of marks.

In this episode, I demystify the process of critical writing. You'll learn the differences between descriptive writing and critical writing and I'll walk you through six example essay questions to help you understand HOW to be more critical in your essays.

Your future grades will thank you for listening to this one.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode27.

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#026 – Settle in for an awesome interview episode where I chat to Becky Strafford, a master's student and lifelong learner.

Becky shares her journey from traditional student to employee to business owner and now non-traditional student – while raising her two daughters and renovating her house!

You'll hear about the bizarre career advice Becky received, the path it set her on, and how she's gotten to where she is today. Becky shares how she juggles her studies with all her other responsibilities, and some advice for maintaining your energy and motivation as a lifelong learner.

Becky's passion for her subject really shines through and it's incredible to hear about the impact her education is having on her daughters, role modelling for them the power and benefits of developing a growth mindset and being a lifelong learner.

I'm super excited for you to hear this chat and be inspired by Becky's journey.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode26.

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#025 – Settle in for an awesome interview episode where I chat to Lou Robinson, a fabulous non-traditional student who demonstrates that the path to academic success is not a straight line.

Lou shares her winding, twisty journey from school to gaining work experience, to studying towards a number of qualifications before finding the career path that's perfect for her.

You'll hear about the setbacks Lou faced on the way to academic success and discover her advice for keeping motivated and resilient in the face of studying challenges.

Lou really embodies the idea of going after what you want. That it's OK to not be happy with your first studying choice, or your second or third. That you can and should carve out your own path to academic success and a career you really want.

I'm super excited for you to hear this chat and be inspired by Lou's journey.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode25.

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To find out how to get a copy of my book, The Return to Study Handbook, click here.

#024 – Are you guilty of taking study notes and then not using them again? Of spending hours each week completing your reading and notes but finding they're not helpful when it comes to writing your essays or preparing for your exams?

Well, it's time to stop taking pointless study notes. There are some common mistakes I keep seeing students make (that I made too!) so in this episode I'm going to teach you the principles of effective note taking so you can save time and get better results.

You'll discover three reasons for making study notes, and four things you can do to improve your note taking so you can use them to write better essays, improve your understanding and memory during exam preparation...and achieve higher grades.

To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode24

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