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Your cozy guide to organising your life, building better study habits 📖 and becoming your most grounded, productive self 🌿. We’ll walk through how to reset your space 🪞, your mind 🪷, and your routine🌱 with simple, actionable steps you can start right away 🧾. Expect honest advice 💭, tools that actually work 🪴 (no toxicity ❎), open discussions 🦜 and overall chill vibes. Bring a notebook 📑, your favourite drink 🍵 and let’s get into it!

Tutored by

Leila B 🇬🇧

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hiya! I’m leila, aspiring medic based in the uk right now and starting ib, trying to reach my full potential here on schoolhouse! Outside of school you could find me playing volleyball, or doing some mma and sometimes I’ll be behind the counter making coffees! Whether it’s to learn or teach, I’m excited to grow on this platform 🤎

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Everyone has their own lives and I get that, just quickly shoot me a message if you can't make it, otherwise I'll have to withdraw you after a couple unexcused absences!

SESSION 1

20

Jul

SESSION 1

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Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJul 20, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

In this 30-minute session, we’ll guide you through resetting your environment, digital space, and mindset so you can approach your academic journey with clarity, focus, and intention. This session will be hands-on, with time for discussion, reflection, and practical steps you can start using right away!

What we’ll be doing:
❇️Icebreaker, Introduction & Mindset Check-In
Set an end goal/intention to reach when the session ends.

🧼Why a clean and organised environment helps mental clarity.
How to go about decluttering Your Physical Space

🍏How digital clutter affects productivity.
Clearing Your Digital Life
Useful tools/apps and methods on how to create a clean digital environment

💚Mental Reset & The Importance of Mental Decluttering
Brain dumping/ Problem dumping and tackling those problems

♻️Creating a Weekly Reset Routine to sustainably maintain habits

☘️Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
SESSION 2

23

Jul

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Wed 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJul 23, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

In this session, we’ll help you get a handle on how to use your time and energy wisely. We’ll dive into strategies for time management, balancing your tasks, and building habits that keep you productive without burning out. Expect practical techniques you can apply immediately and some thoughtful discussion on how to make time work for you!

❗Icebreaker, Introduction & Setting Your Intentions
We’ll kick things off with a light chat about where your time currently goes and set an intention for using your time better moving forward

⏰Time Management Strategies for Students
Learn about time-blocking, the Pomodoro technique, and how to schedule your week for productivity. We’ll also talk about balancing school, work, and personal time effectively

🥊 Energy Management: Working with Your Natural Rhythms
Understanding your body’s natural energy patterns and how to schedule tasks around when you’re most productive. We’ll discuss how rest, exercise, and nutrition play into sustaining energy throughout the day.

📅 Creating a Daily Schedule That Actually Works
How to build a flexible but effective daily schedule based on your priorities. We’ll walk through an example of a daily routine that allows room for both work and relaxation.

♨️Dealing with Distractions & Staying Focused
Tips for staying focused during study sessions and minimising distractions, including phone use, social media, and digital interruptions.

❓Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
SESSION 3

25

Jul

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Fri 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJul 25, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC

Now that your space and schedule are in order, it’s time to build a study system that actually works for you. In this session, we’ll look at different methods to absorb and retain information more effectively, without cramming, stress, or overcomplicating things. Expect a calm but focused session where we explore what real, sustainable studying looks like.

⭐Icebreaker, Introduction & Mindset Check-In
Set an end goal/intention to reach when the session ends.

🧽Pre-Discussion on Toxic Study Culture
Before we dive into building good study systems, let’s take a moment to call out the pressure that comes from "aesthetic studying" and the hustle mentality we often see online.

🌕Choosing the Right Study Method for You
A breakdown of popular study methods like active recall, spaced repetition, blurting, and the Feynman technique, what they are, how they work, and how to know which one suits your learning style.

🌙How to Actually Remember What You Learn
Tips for memory retention and understanding... not just memorising, but really learning the material. Includes examples and tools to try during the session.

🔑Creating a Simple Study System
We’ll build a study plan that fits your real life not just blocks of what to do and when, how often to review, how to rotate subjects, and how to avoid falling behind without burning out.

⚡Focus, Motivation & Managing Study Fatigue
Discussion + strategies for staying consistent without exhausting yourself. How to study smarter, not longer and keep it sustainable over time.

🍋Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!


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Jul 20 - Jul 25

1 week

30 mins

/ session

Next session on July 20, 2025

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Friday, Jul 25

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