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1. Design an adequate environment for yourself. Check lighting, noise, comfort of furniture, etc., in three or four places to determine which spot works best for you. 2. Make sure you have all the tools (i.e. compass, notebook, pens) you need before beginning a study session. 3. Choose a regular time to study each day so that you set a pattern for yourself. 4. Have a special reminder pad for jotting down extraneous thought that enter your mind while you are studying (e.g. Calling a friend for a lunch date). 5. Use a symbol for studying. Choose an item, like a hat, that you put on when, and only when, you are studying or an item that you place on your desk as you study. 6. Relax your body before you start studying. 7. Relax your body and give yourself an affirmation and/or an image that will motivate you. 8. Do some alternate nostril breathing before you begin study. Active-Passive: Do 3 rounds, starting with your active nostril, break 3 rounds...

1. Know it when you see it: There are days when you know exactly when, why, and how you're procrastinating. Other times, it's a little harder to tell. Convincing yourself that you can do less if you accept a lower grade or substituting one activity (like cleaning) for a more important one (like studying) are as much forms of procrastination as watching TV or hanging out with friends just before something is due. If you want to stop procrastinating, you have to recognize when you're doing it. 2. Be positive: Taking a positive approach to whatever it is that you're doing can help motivate you and will reduce procrastination. Instead of thinking that you have to do something, tell yourself that you choose to do it. When you succeed at a task, acknowledge your hard work and don't pass it all off as good luck. 3. Overcome perfectionism: The quest to be perfect isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Perfectionism can cause high stress...

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On behalf of Academic Resource Center (ARC), we have a special opportunity for you to participate in a survey about the visits you made to our center in Fall 2012 semester. The ARC is focused on delivering excellent tutoring experience and therefore, would like to include your valuable opinion on how well we took care of your most recent visit. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete.     Please take a moment to complete the survey now since this link will only be available until 12:00 noon CDT on 05/15/2012.     Please click HERE to take this survey.       If the above link is not click-able, you may copy and paste or type the URL below into your browser window:. https://docs.google.com/a/iit.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdHT3VrYUpka00yZ2FfTFhWOVBYNUE6MQ#gid=0   Thank you for your participation.

ARC hours:   12/2...Closed 12/3-12/6...10 - 4pm Final Week Tutoring Schedule is available at http://iit.edu/arc/tutoring_schedule/index.shtml

The Resource Center has posted its ARC Scholar and monitor application online at CMC and FWS positions. You can submit your application here: http://iit.edu/arc/employment_at_arc . We are looking for applicants in the following areas: BUSINESS/ECON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE / ITM CHEMISTRY CIVIL & ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING ARC MONITOR All positions are critical to our mission.

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