Learn and Work Smarter™
The podcast for students and professionals who want to learn and work smarter.
With Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. of SchoolHabits
Recent Episodes
Productivity tools promise a LOT… and it’s easy to fall for it all. But I make the case that they’re totally useless…unless…
Focusing exclusively on the outcome you want never gets you the outcome you want. (The irony!) But, here’s the effort trick that works like magic.
Listen in as I answer student questions inside SchoolHabits University! This is typically only shared with students enrolled in the program.
I answer listener questions about optimizing study breaks and finishing projects that don’t have deadlines.
Knowing what you need to do and actually being able to DO it are totally different things. Here’s why you’re stuck.
Knowing what you need to do and actually being able to DO it are totally different things. Here’s why you’re stuck.
Psychologist Dr. Susan VanScoyoc shares her top advice for students (and parents!) figuring out how to ask for help in college.
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I reveal the 5 sneaky factors that are destroying you productivity. I’ll bet not even one is on your radar.
Tips for making your commute productive, and leading your team when you’re unmotivated. (Listener Q&A)
Tight deadlines require a whole different approach. Here are 6 strategies for not losing your mind.
To celebrate 100 episodes, I share one key tip for learning and working smarter from episodes 1-100!
Time Management Episodes
I reveal the 5 sneaky factors that are destroying you productivity. I’ll bet not even one is on your radar.
Mastering just these 5 adulting skills can make every single part of your school, work, and personal life easier. Bold claim? I stand by it.
Tight deadlines require a whole different approach. Here are 6 strategies for not losing your mind.
Listen to my interview with scholarship expert Dave Peterson as he shares his 5-step process for applying for scholarships (at all ages).
“Do More! Study Harder!” This the absolute worst advice to give students who don’t even know the right way to study in the first place.
Test anxiety does not feel good or help your grades. But I make the (controversial?) case that test anxiety is the result of something you have complete control over.
Student Advice Episodes
I’m sharing my 10 favorite tools that I use nearly every single day to manage a busy business, family and life.
Creating a personal operating system is one of the highest-payoff systems you can build that helps you capture, track and manage all the information in your life.
If you’re not doing a quick Friday review at the end of the week, you’re probably more overwhelmed than you need to be.
Learn the 5 zones where digital clutter accumulates the most and a simple framework for finally taming the chaos.
To celebrate 100 episodes, I share one key tip for learning and working smarter from episodes 1-100!
The most effective way to make sure our kids are going to be “okay” in school and career is to give them THESE skills.
Organization Episodes
Tips for making your commute productive, and leading your team when you’re unmotivated. (Listener Q&A)
In this Q&A, I answer 3 questions submitted by listeners of the show. We cover note-taking, ADHD accommodations, and supporting college students.
I answer two listener questions: one about understanding grad school readings and the other about evaluating work performance.
I answer two listener questions: one about professional task management and the other about maintaining energy and focus during classes.
In this month's Q&A episode, I answer two questions that hit on some of the biggest study and productivity myths out there.
Listener Q&A Episodes
The Learn and Work Smarter Podcast is a production of SchoolHabits LLC, and is hosted by Katie Azevedo, M.Ed., founder of SchoolHabits.com.
Once a month, I record a Q&A episode where I answer listener questions. If you have a question about learning or working smarter, I’d love to answer it for you during one of these episodes!
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