Monthly Archive for June, 2026

The Einstellung Effect: Why you get ‘stuck’ when studying

Published on June 18, 2026 in Better Grades, Exam Stress and Anxiety, Mature Students, Memory Skills, Parents Of Students, Positive Mindset, Speed Learning, Study Habits, Study Mistakes To Avoid, Study Psychology and Study Tips. 0 Comments

The Einstellung Effect is when your brain gets stuck on the first idea it thinks of and keeps using it, even when there’s a better way. Imagine you’re trying to open a jar. You always use a towel because that’s what you’ve done before. You keep twisting harder and harder with the towel, but the […]

AI Tutors

Published on June 14, 2026 in Better Grades, Mature Students, Parents Of Students, Positive Mindset, Special Students, Speed Learning, Study Habits, Study Less, Study Mistakes To Avoid, Study Psychology and Study Tips. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

We know AI has incredible capabilities, this tutor seems to shift the LEARNING focus from DOING to THINKING, which is Brilliant (pun intended) since it runs within that app!

Writing Versus Typing

Published on June 6, 2026 in Better Grades, Mature Students, Memory Skills, MindMapping, Note Taking, Parents Of Students, Speed Learning, Study Habits, Study Less, Study Mistakes To Avoid, Study Psychology and Study Tips. 0 Comments

If you’re a regular reader of this and my other blogs, you already know I am a proponent of writing on paper, journalling, logbooking and mindmapping. NOT because I’m a boomer or luddite. I love my Macbook Air, iPhone and iPad. I have all the latest tech for sports and health monitoring (Fitbit, AI-enabled squash […]

Should You Get AI To Do Your Writing For You?

Published on June 3, 2026 in Better Grades, Memory Skills, Note Taking, Speed Learning, Study Habits, Study Less, Study Mistakes To Avoid, Study Psychology and Study Tips. 0 Comments

According to Jordan Peterson, the answer is a definite no. And I agree. It’s not a Boomer opinion, its cognitive science that still applies to YOU/YOUR generation and even the next few generations because of evolutionary biology and sociological imprints. This is not opinion, the science backs it up For years, students have been told […]