7 Habits of Highly Effective Students

I was reading a blog post the other day by a friend of mine named Zach. He's a student at BYU. He noticed that there were 2 different groups of students: effective and ineffective. He put it into the context of test takers. His angle was pretty interesting, being that he is studying neuroscience. It inspired me to make my own 7 habits of effective students.*

1. "I don't always underestimate myself, but when I do, it's waking up for my 8:00 class." Classes start at noon? Aahhh Yeeaah.

2. "Skipping class is essential to sanity." I took a history class last semester and attendance was not required. It was boring, not related to my major, and homework consisted of essays due about every 3 weeks. I skipped that class more than I went to it. I still got an A, but did I learn anything? Sure, I learned I still don't like history. Also, that I'm still sane because I skipped that class.

3. "Friends = Study Buddies." Make friends with someone in your class and then you can play Xbox while talking about the Theory of Relativity. It's a win-win.

4. "Final worth 67% of my grade? Homework just became optional." Why spend countless hours doing homework when I can just cram for the final and ace it? Do well on the other tests, and I'm guaranteed a C. Do a few homework assignments and I've got a B. Booyah.

5. "'You can't do this assignment the night before.' 'Challenge accepted.'" Procrastination is talent. We have been perfecting our skill in procrastination since middle school. God gave you a gift, my friend. Don't hide it under a bushel.

6. "Facebook is an acceptable substitute to homework." Having trouble writing that paper for American Heritage? What is more American than Facebook? You should definitely just hop on and start stalking your favorite people. Afterward, that paper will practically write itself.

7. "Google answers everything. Period." If you can't figure something out, Google is there to help you. Someone, somewhere, has had the same question as you and probably posted it on a forum. Other people have already answered it. Collaboration at it's finest.

You now have every tool you need to become a highly effective student. Or maybe, just maybe, you caught my sarcasm. Keep on, my friend, keep on.

*Disclaimer: Results not typical.