Failure creates a strong sense of doubt in our abilities and leaves us feeling like we are not good enough. Whether you were unsuccessful in a practice exam or the actual EPPP, failing after hours dedicated to study can leave you less than motivated to try again. Failing discourages us from pressing forward because it leaves us afraid of more failure. It makes us believe that only someone innately brilliant can succeed. The belief that the EPPP is only for people who are naturally smart is popular but completely false. You do not have to be a genius to pass the EPPP. Continue reading
Category: EPPP Study Tips
Exercise and Passing the EPPP: Why you Should Include Exercise in your EPPP Study Schedule
In our last post, ‘How to prepare for the EPPP when You’re Not Feeling Motivated’, we gave you some tips to conquer tiredness, distractions, and lack of confidence. We also touched on the importance of resting your mind and body in the midst tackling your day of study.
Now that you’re feeling motivated to study, everything revolves around your EPPP study schedule. Studying is at the top of your to-do list. Perhaps it’s the only thing on your to-do list. Forget laundry, forget dishes, skip the shower, skip the gym, you need to use every ounce of your time in preparation for passing the EPPP, right?
Wrong.
Studying for a test like the EPPP takes time management. And when our schedules get full, the things that are less important to us get put lower on the priority list. You have probably heard yourself say many times “I don’t have time for that.” For many people who decide to stringently prioritize, the first routine to get sacrificed is exercise.
How to Prepare for the Eppp Exam When You’re Not Feeling Motivated
At TSM we provide you with the tools and training materials to literally guarantee (yes, that’s right) a passing EPPP score. But having the right tools for success is only one part of the picture. You also have to put in enormous effort. It’s at that point – the effort part – that many people flounder because they lack sufficient motivation. Unmotivated students are the most likely to fall into the trap of EPPP procrastination.
Of course, it is possible to prepare for the EPPP exam even when you’re not feeling particularly motivated, by simply doing what you need to do. Many tasks in life are like that – they are things we don’t particularly enjoy, but we have to grit our teeth and do it anyway. However, it is much harder to achieve success, and much harder to overcome the obstacles that stand between you and your goal, if you’re feeling consistently unmotivated. That’s why I want to share how you can create motivation to give your studies a sense of purpose and flow.
Top 5 Ways Successful Students Achieve Focus During EPPP Studies
“I just can’t focus on my EPPP studies!”
“I’ve been trying to prepare for the EPPP, but every time I start I become distracted.”
Perhaps the above statements describe exactly how you’ve been feeling as you struggle to achieve focus in your studies. If so, you are not alone.
Among average would-be psychologists, the common experience is that when you sit down to focus on your EPPP studies, the last thing that actually occurs is focus. Instead, the mind is constantly bombarded with numerous distractions. By contrast, only a minority of successful students are able to achieve focus.
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EPPP Strategies & Tips with Dr. Taylor – Successfully Preparing for Your EPPP
How to Succeed at the EPPP Without Ruining Your Life
For many would-be psychologists, the experience of studying to pass the EPPP is as near to being tortured as anything they’ve ever experienced.
If that sounds familiar, and if your EPPP exam preparation is making you miserable, ruining your life and alienating you from those you love, then you should periodically run through the following checklist. Addressing the 10 items in this list could make the difference between an EPPP study experience that is enriching and rewarding vs. one that ruins your life.
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You May be Spending Too Much Time on EPPP Study Materials
Last year we shared the results of a surprising study which found that it really is possible to spend too much time studying for the EPPP.
Researchers discovered that those studying to pass the EPPP stopped improving after 200 hours of study.
What about those who spent beyond 400 hours on their EPPP study materials? This group of people not only failed to improve, but were less likely to pass the exam.
When You’re Not Studying Guard Yourself From Digital Distractions
Anyone who has tried to apply herself to prolonged periods of study will know that our greatest enemy is distractions. If this was true for conventional study, it is even more the case when our studying takes place on the computer, which in the last ten years has become a veritable ecosystem of distraction technologies.
If people studying in the past suffered from an inability to locate the needle in the haystack (“situational overload”), the digital overload we suffer from today (what might also be called “ambient overload”) comes from facing a haystack-size-pile-of-needles. (Read more about the difference between situation overload and ambient overload here). The result is that it takes a Herculean effort to stay focused.
Multitasking and Your EPPP Exam Prep (Part 2)
In our previous post ‘Multitasking and Your EPPP Exam Prep (Part 1)’, we talked about the importance of achieving the right work-life-study balance. Most students studying to pass their EPPP inevitably have several projects on the go at once, such as employment, family and internship work. Because this type of multitasking is an inevitable and natural part of life, it is important to learn to do it effectively.