Episode 5: Jay Jackson -- Attitude is Everything
Season 1 - Episode 5September 18, 2018
Name: Jay Jackson
Hometown: Bosqueville
Major: Psychology
Wondering how to overcome motivation roadblocks? Need help with prioritization and effective study strategies? Listen to Jay Jackson as he shares the research-based tools he's learned from his psychology classes that are helping him be academically successful at Baylor.
Study Strategies
- Study notes immediately after class
- Come to the next class with notes and questions from your readings
- “Recall is a lot better when you study in silence”
- Create connections with the material, why it is important, how it can be applied and how it connects to past material
Study Routine
- Create an adaptive schedule
Morning Routine
- Wake up at 4 am
- Study in the early mornings
- Take your time eating breakfast
Favorite study spot on campus
- Let your study space be similar to your test-taking environment
- Quiet areas
Off-campus
Volunteer
- Waco ISD - Baylor High School Project
Time-Management tools
- Panasonic Alarm clock
- Egg timer (online version)
Study Break
- 45 minutes of studying: 10 minutes of break
Resources
- Baylor Bound Program
- Faculty
- Dr. Charles Weaver
- Dr. Roger Kirk
- Prof. Bruce Byers
- Dr. Ryan Richardson
Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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