Ask a priority? How many things do I find to do that “Is studying really yourself have to be done, at don’t least right now?” Excuse “Well, I’ll start tomorrow.” Ask many times have I said that? Is that a convenient excuse? “How yourself What will I say tomorrow?” Excuse “I can’t!” Ask many ways/methods have I tried? How many times have I “How yourself tried? Have I tried to get help?” Excuse need to “I don’t study.” Ask do I think this? What is my grade in the “Why class?” yourself Excuse just “I’m too tired.” Ask I be this tired if I had the choice to do something else? How “Would yourself much sleep did I get last night?” Excuse “It’s boring.” Ask do I expect to get out of this information? How have I tried to “What yourself relate the information to my life? Do I really need the information?” Excuse just too much for me, so why “It’s start now?” Ask there anything I can realistically accomplish now? Why am I in “Is yourself this mess? When should I have started the assignment?” Now, tell yourself I “I WILL…. AND CAN!” TOOLS FOR STUDY When you are ready to study make sure that you have an area with all of the tools that you need already collected. Remember that your computer is an excellent resource but you must also have supplies that are not technology-based. The following are the tools recommended for study areas: Reference Dictionary Thesaurus English handbook or grammar book Atlas
Ask yourself “Is studying really a priority? How many things do I find to do that don’t have to be done, at least right now?” Excuse “Well, I’ll start tomorrow.” Ask yourself “How many times have I said that? Is that a convenient excuse? What will I say tomorrow?” Excuse “I can’t!” Ask yourself “How many ways/methods have I tried? How many times have I tried? Have I tried to get help?” Excuse “I don’t need to study.” Ask yourself “Why do I think this? What is my grade in the class?” Excuse “I’m just too tired.” Ask yourself “Would I be this tired if I had the choice to do something else? How much sleep did I get last night?” Excuse “It’s boring.” Ask yourself “What do I expect to get out of this information? How have I tried to relate the information to my life? Do I really need the information?” Excuse “It’s just too much for me, so why start now?” Ask yourself “Is there anything I can realistically accomplish now? Why am I in this mess? When should I have started the assignment?” Now, tell yourself “I WILL…. AND I CAN!” TOOLS FOR STUDY When you are ready to study make sure that you have an area with all of the tools that you need already collected. Remember that your computer is an excellent resource but you must also have supplies that are not technology-based. The following are the tools recommended for study areas: Reference Dictionary Thesaurus English handbook or grammar book Atlas
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