Study well

Study well addresses the themes covered in our workshops on procrastination, navigating uni, criticism, feedback, imposter syndrome, high workload, and burnout.

Online resources

Procrastination

• Try out this goal breakdown worksheet to help you achieve goals in small steps and overcome stress and procrastination.
• Use the Pomodoro Technique. for focus and regular breaks.
• Habitica is an app to help you motivate yourself to achieve goals, by turning all of your daily tasks into little monsters to conquer.
• Use the phone app Flipd (available on ios and Android) and the browser extension Leech block to lock your devices while studying and prevent distraction.
• Try the websites/desktop applications LifeAt, Virtual Cottage, and Lofi Café which combine anti-distraction, calming backgrounds, study music, and pomodoro timers, in one place.

Navigating uni life

• Check out Student Learning’s study skills worksheets and online modules to help with study skills.
• Try out Forest, an app to help you stay focussed and present while studying.
• Read about ways to improve your studies by learning more effectively..
• Try out this worksheet from Health Navigator to work out who your support people are at university.
• Angela Duckworth talks about grit, the power of passion, and perseverance you can transfer to your studies.
• Check out Disability Services for information about inclusive learning tools and positive disclosure to help you explain your situation and reduce barriers to study.
• Read resources that support being neurodiverse at university. Connect with a Disability and Inclusion Adviser for help and support.

Criticism

• Check out these eight tips on how to handle criticism well.
• Read about how practising positive self-talk improves your holistic self-acceptance.
• Try keeping a gratitude journal to help you combat the inner critic and approach your feelings from a place of curiosity and acceptance.
• Listen to Mamie Morrow’s TED talk about the importance of belief in our own ability to succeed.

Feedback

• Read these tips for receiving feedback.
• Watch a video on the joy of receiving feedback and how feedback can lead to self-discovery.
• Read about overcoming fixation on bad feedback, why we overreact and how to recognise the good around us.

Imposter syndrome

• Read about how common Imposter Syndrome is and what you can do to reduce it.
• Listen to an interview with New Zealand’s Imposter Syndrome expert Jess Stuart.
• Watch a video for tips to combat Imposter Syndrome
• Listen to an interview about investigating your inner critic and how to make it less punishing.
• Read about what self-efficacy is and try out the quick self-esteem test.

Managing a high workload and preventing burnout

• Talk to the Tītoko Student Success Team about options for restructuring your course load when it is too much.
• Read about five tips for students to avoid burnout from The Conversation.
• Read about how too much stress can be harmful and the benefits of refuelling, resolving and relaxing.
• Watch a short video about how to deal with student burnout.
• Read about the negative effects of working too much and how to manage heavy workloads.
• Check out Student Learning’s study resources to improve your writing, time management, note-taking, research skills and more.
• Watch how to simplify your life to prevent burnout from the School of Life.
• Check out The Joy Project from Radio New Zealand. From spirituality and dancing to pottery and rowing, a group of New Zealanders share what makes them happy.
• Tips to avoid stress and burnout from a Health Navigator.