The Studyclix Podcast

Luke chats with Paul Boyle, a 1st-year Psychology student at ATU Sligo, to find out about his course, how he came to choose it, and what campus life is like at ATU Galway & Mayo! Find out more at https://www.atu.ie/study-at-atu/open-days

Luke chats with Shauna Cullen, a 1st-year Clinical Measurement Physiology student at ATU Sligo, to find out about her course, how she came to choose it, and what campus life is like at ATU Sligo! Find out more at https://www.atu.ie/study-at-atu/open-days

Luke chats with Ashleigh White, a 1st year English and Communications student at ATU Donegal, to find out about her course, how she came to choose it, and what campus life is like at ATU Donegal! Find out more at https://www.atu.ie/study-at-atu/open-days

Caoimhe Curran, one week out from sitting her Leaving Cert, joined Luke & Nessa on The Studyclix Podcast! We get Caoimhe's perspective on how she feels about Leaving Cert at this stage, her experience with the last few weeks of school, and how she handles stress so close to exams. If you enjoy this podcast please rate and review wherever you're listening and tell your friends about it :) ---- Watch the video podcast on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/V1bv_EwfYA0 ---- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie ---- Follow Danielle on Instagram: instagram.com/daniellemcfaddenn

Danielle McFadden joined Nessa & Luke on the Studyclix Podcast this week! If you're on social media you're probably already familiar with Danielle. She’s established a huge following on Instagram & TikTok as a positive force of energy and advocate for sport and exercise. She sat her Leaving Cert in 2022 and worked hard to get into a course she now loves, Physiotherapy in RCSI. We talk to Danielle about choosing a college course, the differences between school and college, and how to live your best life while facing exams. Whether you’re sitting the Leaving Cert this year or you're a 1st year just looking to get through summer exams, this podcast is packed with the study tips and motivation you need! If you enjoy this podcast please rate and review wherever you're listening and tell your friends about it :) ---- Watch the video podcast on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/cEqwsy2G-kU ---- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie ---- Follow Danielle on Instagram: instagram.com/daniellemcfaddenn

To go hand in hand with last week's podcast, here's our episode on Time Management. It's another questions we get asked a lot at Studyclix. When the clock is ticking and there's only do much you can do with the time you have left, how you balance everything? In this episode we talk about how to approach time management based on your own personal circumstances and the different techniques you can apply to make sure you're studying as efficiently as possible. ---- — Link to Youtube Video — ----- — Links mentioned — Studyclix Planner Template https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/study-planners-and-notes-templates Time Management blog: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/maximise-your-study-master-your-time-management-and-prioritisation-skills -------- — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

There are techniques you can use to structure your work and help you study smarter and at this point in the school year, this is what you want! In the Studyclix inboxes, we're constantly getting asked how you should be prioritising your work and how you can structure your study. Today we talk about 3 of the most well-known prioritisation techniques developed by productivity experts, and how you can apply them to prepare for your exams. -------- — Link to Youtube Video — https://youtu.be/VBUP8Tuy7Tk -------- — Timecodes — 2:00 Why Prioritisation can help you reduce stress: 6.27: Eisenhower Matrix 14.39: Ivy Lee Method 20.30: 1-3-5 method 25:05: Tangent about synthesis and multiplications 28:10 - Discussion of the best of the 3 techniques 30:35: Question 1: I have so much to do, how can I get everything done using these techniques? 34:03 - Question 2: How do I know what to prioritise? 36.52 - Question 3: How do I know how much time to spend on each task? ------- — Links — Prioritisation Blog on Studyclix: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/maximise-your-study-master-your-time-management-and-prioritisation-skills Study Planners: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/brand-new-study-planners-and-notes-templates ------ — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

Before recording this podcast, we put up a question box on our Instagram to ask our followers what aspects of school and exams they'd like us to talk about. One topic that came up again and again was struggling to get motivated or how to cope with losing motivation. In this episode, Eimear and Nessa take a look at a number of different reasons why you might be losing motivation and tackle each one in depth to give you solution for how to turn it around. Guaranteed you'll feel more motivated by the end of the podcast (or your money back!) Timecodes for sections of the podcast can be found below. If you enjoy this podcast leave a 5-star review and tell your friends about it! And if you have any feedback or ideas for future episodes you can contact us on social media or through the Studyclix chat box. — Link to Youtube video — https://youtu.be/H7t7aA2VT1c — Links to Studyclix resources mentioned — The best study methods: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/podcast-how-to-study-the-best-study-methods How to recognise and avoid burnout: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/podcast-how-to-recognise-and-avoid-burnout How to have a positive attitude towards studying: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/podcast-how-to-have-a-positive-attitude-towards-studying How to make a study plan (+ free template) https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-make-the-perfect-study-plan How to juggle a part-time job and study: https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-juggle-a-part-time-job-and-study Ways to break the stress cycle (infographic) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoINuZqvPHt/ — Timecodes — 3.40 - When you lost motivation because you're not seeing an improvement in your results 8.30 - When you lose motivation because of burning out/feeling overwhelmed 20.40 - When you lose motivation because you've lost interest in a subject 26.50 - When you lose motivation because you don't see the point of studying 31.40 - When you lost motivation because you don't need to do well 37.10 - When you lose motivation because of things happening in your personal life 40.00 - When you lose motivation because you want to be doing something else — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

It may be already late into January to be talking about resolutions but this episode of the Studyclix podcast is all about how the New Year can make you feel as a student. You might feel the pressure to change your studying habits around or if you're in 3rd or 6th year, you're now very aware that you're in the same year that your exams are in! In this episode, Eimear and Nessa talk about their own resolutions, good mindsets to have around New Year's and what are good habits for students to bring into 2023. -- Link to watch the Youtube video -- https://youtu.be/qnnfha8aBpE ------- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

In this episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Nessa has a chat with Jamie Dockery to get his tips on getting the best possible grade in Junior Cycle English. He covers everything you need to know from the CBAs to the writing about poetry. He also gives great tips to people who feel like they're not naturally gifted at English and struggle with creative writing. Have a listen and check out the links before for some extra resources! ----- — How To Get A Distinction in Junior Cycle English — https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-get-a-distinction-in-junior-cycle-english — Free Junior Cycle English resources on Studyclix — https://www.studyclix.ie/community/junior-cycle/english/higher ------- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

In this episode, Eimear and Nessa talk candidly about regrets they have about their time in school and what they'd do differently if they were to sit the Leaving Cert all over again. Everyone's story is different but we hope from this chat you might be inspired to do things differently or change some ways of thinking you have about school and exams. If you enjoy this podcast leave a 5-star review and tell your friends about it! And if you have any feedback or ideas for future episodes you can contact us on social media or through the Studyclix chat box. — Link to Youtube video — https://youtu.be/7cAfgqDH4sI — Timecodes — 09:09 - Being afraid to engage in class 12:00 - Being afraid to get things wrong 14:36 - Giving up football training to focus on school 21:34 - Not taking a genuine interest in my subjects 27:44 - Choosing the wrong subject 32:07 - Adapting other people's negative attitudes — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

In this episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Nessa has a chat with Linda Dolan, an experienced Home Ec teacher, to get her tips on getting the best possible grade in Junior Cycle Home Ec. She covers everything you need to know from the CBAs to the cooking practical, from useful study methods to exam dos and don'ts. — Link to Linda's JC Home Ec Guide — https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-... — Link to Linda's CBA Guide — https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-... ------- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

What questions are people asking when they google 'leaving cert'? Using a search engine tool, we found the most commonly googled questions on the Leaving Cert and decided to answer them better than Google can (at least we think so anyway!) If you enjoy this podcast leave a 5-star review and tell your friends about it! And if you have any feedback or ideas for future episodes you can contact us on social media or through the Studyclix chat box. — Link to the study plan on Studyclix — https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-make-the-perfect-study-plan — Link to watch on Youtube — https://youtu.be/F4jormwWb_o — Timecodes — 3:37 - what leaving cert subjects should I pick for x course 11.54 - how to choose leaving cert subjects 18:59 - what is a good leaving cert 23:37 - does leaving cert matter 31.14 - will leaving cert points go up in x course 35.15 - what is leaving cert applied 39.38 - is leaving cert hard — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

It's back to basics with this podcast! So often at Studyclix we get the question "how do you start studying?" so we thought we'd lay out the foundations for establishing a basic study routine. With tips on motivation, how to structure your study and balancing your mental health, Eimear & Nessa share their best tips for helping you feel on track when it comes to school and exams. If you enjoy this podcast leave a 5-star review and tell your friends about it! And if you have any feedback or ideas for future episodes you can contact us on social media or through the Studyclix chat box. — Link to the study plan on Studyclix — https://www.studyclix.ie/blog/how-to-make-the-perfect-study-plan — Link to watch on Youtube — https://youtu.be/b6CeRGRq8j4 — Timecodes — 6:07 - Creating a study space 9.53 - How to get started 14:36 - Making a study plan 18:56 - How to get motivated 21.43 - Your relationship with school and studying 26:34 - Our favourite study methods 32.17 - Recognising and overcoming distractions 37.36 - Looking after your mental health in school — Social Media — Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

We're back for a new school year! And what better way to kick off the first podcast of the year than an interview with Aisling Walsh. Or as she's known on TikTok to the class of 2022 - Leaving Cert Girl! Aisling made a name for herself on TikTok by documenting her life as a 6th-year student. People followed her for her unwavering dedication, motivation tips and funny commentary on the Leaving Cert itself. So we got her onto the Studyclix Podcast to ask her about her experience and to share her tips for people about to go through the same thing this year. If you enjoy this podcast please rate and review wherever you're listening and tell your friends about it :) ---- Watch the video podcast on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/doQic02LeJI ---- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix ---- Follow Aisling on TikTok: @aisling.walsh

When exams are coming closer there's one thing on a lot of students' minds...I have so much to study and I don't have enough time! But this podcast isn't just about how to prioritise your work and get the most out of your limited time, it's about how to drive your own motivation and study smarter. These are tips that you can benefit from regardless of what point it is in the school year! Eimear and Nessa are here to give you the production hacks and study methods they've learnt over the years that can help you fit as much study as possible into the time that you have. ---- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

The oral exams can seem like the most nerve-wracking thing in the world but Eimear and Nessa are here to throw every mindset trick and anxiety-reducing solution they have at you! While it's completely normal to feel nervous ahead of the oral exams, the worry is entirely in your own head and the trick to overcoming those nerves is within your control - you just need to have the tools to do it! From tips on adjusting your overall mindset to practical advice for the day of the exam, this is essential listening for anyone letting their nerves get the better of them ahead of the orals. ----- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

Today is International Sleep Day so we got an expert onto the Studyclix Podcast to talk all about it. Deirdre McSwiney is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for Insomnia, which means she basically knows everything about sleep and how to ensure you have "good sleep hygiene" From explaining what affects our sleep to tips on sleeping better, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone struggling with their sleeping pattern or wanting to improve their overall sleep. ---- If you have any questions for Deirdre after listening to this podcast, you can reach her by email: deirdremcswiney@gmail.com You can access the meditation and yoga videos mentioned in the podcast at this link: https://www.unwind.ie/relax-hacks/ And you can check out this Instagram page for live bedtime sequences: https://www.instagram.com/unwindfoods/ ---- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

In this episode of the Studyclix Podcast, Eimear and Nessa discuss the brand new printable study planners and templates available for free on Studyclix. Sometimes when you sit down to study or to write an essay, it can be hard to know how where or how to start. You have loose ideas in your head of what you need to know but you have no idea how to categorise it on paper. These planners can be used as guides to help structure your study and break information and tasks down in a way that makes sense to you. Here's a link to the free printable planners: https://studyclix.ie/Blog/Show/brand-new-study-planners-and-notes-templates And listen to Eimear and Nessa talk about how to use the planners to get the most out of your study and boost your productivity! ------ Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix

Have you ever tried to set goals or resolutions but can never get them to stick? Do you try to set up a good study routine but you just end up falling out of it and feeling like a failure? This is the podcast for you. Habits are incredibly powerful and learning how to build them in manageable steps is the key to making the positive changes you want to make in your student life. Eimear and Nessa discuss how to build good habits, how to break the bad ones and share some of their favourite habits they've adapted over the years. ------- Follow Studyclix on social media for updates, study tips, competitions, memes and more! Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @studyclix TikTok: @studyclix.ie Snapchat: study_clix