210. Fresh Start Habits For Smarter Study: Every Day, Every Week

Today, we're turning good intentions and a long list of things you need to do or should do or would like to do into consistent action! Key ideas today include: • fresh start effect as useful motivation • split goals into one-off and ongoing tasks • schedule one-off tasks in the diary • design daily habits with clear what, when, and why • use weekly blocks for deep, flow-based work • set seasonal habits around exams or deadlines • share your habit plan for accountability • simple homework to lock in your cadence Your homework: take a second to drop your intention in the comments: what are you going to do, is it every day or every week, for how long, at what time, and what's your why for it? * Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress. BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at * As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books. Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!).

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210. Fresh Start Habits For Smarter Study: Every Day, Every Week is an episode from Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning by William Wadsworth.

This episode is 11:03 long.

This episode was published on Jan 4, 2026.

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