Learn and Work Smarter

Katie Azevedo

Whether you're a student or a working professional, the Learn and Work Smarter Podcast delivers the clarity, strategies, and encouragement you need to stay focused, organized, and on top of your tasks.

Hosted by Katie Azevedo, M.Ed.—a private executive function coach with 20 years of teaching experience and a deep background in ADHD and cognitive science—this show is your practical guide to building the real-life skills that school and work demand but rarely teach.

Episodes cover a range of topics, including time management, productivity, studying smarter, focus strategies, task initiation, and executive function habits. Each topic is approached through a lens of neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and deep compassion.

You’ll learn systems that are teachable, sustainable, and immediately actionable.

No fluff. No hype. Just real strategies for getting things done, reducing stress, and showing up as the most capable version of yourself.

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#141
Thursday · 25 min
141. The 2-Minute Rule: A Productivity Strategy That Really Works ... Until It Doesn’t
Send me a message!🤓 The Two-Minute Rule is a popular productivity strategy that's been around since the early 2000s. It can be a terrific tool for feeling less overwhelmed, moving your to-do list forward, and generally feeling more in control of school, work, and your personal life. However, using the Two-Minute Rule in the wrong scenario can make things worse than when you started. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter Podcast, I explain what this powerful productivity tool is, when to use it, and most importantly, when to avoid it. If you're constantly feeling overwhelmed by a million and one obnoxious little tasks that come at you throughout the day, this episode is for you. What You Learn: What the 2-Minute Rule Is Professional examples of when to use the 2-Minute Rule Academic examples of when to use the 2-Minute Rule Life examples of when to use the 2-Minute Rule When not to use the 2-Minute Rule, and the consequences of not knowing the right application An alternative to the 2-Minute Rule that might work better 🔗 Resources + Episodes Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Become a Motivated, Self-Directed Student Episode website Episode 3: Admin Blocks Episode 5: The Secret to a Good Task Management System Episode 15: Email Management Tips: 3 Best Practices for Handling Your Inbox Episode 31: How to Take Notes at Meetings Episode 68: The Time Management Trap No One Talks About Episode 94: Simplifying Task Management and Staying Productive Despite Disruptions (Q&A) Episode 137: How to Capture Ideas Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#140
August 20 · 25 min
140. The "Secret Code" to School + Work: Cracking the Unwritten Rules Nobody Talks About
Send me a message!🤓 Like it or not, there’s a “secret code” for how to act and what to say at school and work—and not knowing it can cost you opportunities and your reputation. Saying the right thing at meetings, responding to emails the way others expect you to, understanding how to read the room ... all of these are part of the "secret code" nobody talks about. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I’m sharing the truth about the “secret code” that successful students and professionals know. The first step is knowing that this code exists (it does!); then from there, you can take the steps to crack it. What You Learn: What the “secret code” is that top students and professionals know What not knowing this secret code can cost you (that you can’t get back) My top 3 strategies for cracking the secret code, whether you’re a student or working professional 🔗 Resources + Episodes Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University ⭐The Note-Taking Power System ⭐Assignment Management Power System ⭐Free Parent Training: The Secret Behind Teens Who Can Manage School on Their Own Episode website Episode 38: How to Be Resourceful Episode 39: How to Ask for Help When Being Resourceful Isn’t Enough Episode 46: How to Be Professional Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#139
August 13 · 28 min
139. The 5 Hardest Lessons I Learned as an Entrepreneur: A Peek Inside the Difficult, Honest Parts of My Business Journey
Send me a message!🤓 Starting my own business out of absolutely nothing has been the single greatest professional accomplishment of my life. Every single day, I think about where I started and where I am now — and the journey continues to amaze me. However, it hasn’t been easy. For every breakthrough, new successful idea, and client success story, there has been a lesson that tried to knock me down. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I share publicly — for the first time ever — the five hardest lessons of my entrepreneurship journey over the past ten years. My goal is to share the truth, so that anyone looking to start their own thing can be prepared. What You Learn: The surprising truth about support from friends and family The one thing required for business success that everyone will judge you for having What to do when nobody “gets it” — because believe me, they won’t The reality about working hard and seeing no immediate results The hard facts about doing “impossible” things 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Become a Motivated, Self-Directed Student Episode website Episode 80: How to Do a Work Sprint Episode 34: How to Stay Relevant at Work (Q&A) Episode 74: Should You Change Jobs or Change Companies? Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#138
August 6 · 21 min
138. Planning All Day Study Sessions, and Tips for Job-Hopping (Q&A)
Send me a message!🤓 Studying for 12 hours a day? Being a serial job-quitter? In this Q&A episode of the Learn and Work Smarter Podcast, I answer two questions submitted by listeners of the show. Question 1: A busy graduate student (who's also working full time) asks me for strategies for planning epic, all-day study sessions. Question 2: A working professional asks for advice about his job-hopping tendencies, after having had four jobs in five years. What You Learn: My advice for managing a full-time job and graduate school How to plan and manage a full-day study session How to know why your job feels so hard and makes you want to quit it How to fall back in love with a job you used to enjoy 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Become a Motivated, Self-Directed Student Episode website Episode 80: How to Do a Work Sprint Episode 34: How to Stay Relevant at Work (Q&A) Episode 74: Should You Change Jobs or Change Companies? Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#137
July 30 · 20 min
137. How to Capture Your Ideas Before You Forget Them (Micro Strategy)
Send me a message!🤓 Ideas are only good if we remember them, am I right? Right. So why do we keep telling ourselves that we’ll remember something “later” when we never do? The idea that occurred to us in the shower? Gone. The thought we had lying in bed? Gone. The task we want to do later? Gone. In this micro strategy episode, I share a nifty little hack for how to capture these ideas when they occur to you (which is always when you don’t have a pen handy), and what to do with them so that you can actually come back to them at a later point. What You Learn: Why “I’ll remember that” is total nonsense Two micro strategies I personally use to capture my ideas on the go How to make this whole process frictionless (in other words, easy to use) What to do with your ideas once you capture them, so that you can DO something with them 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Become a Motivated, Self-Directed Student Episode website Episode 132: The DO Date Hack Episode 136: Your Productivity Tools are Useless Episode 03: What’s an Admin Block and Why You Need One Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#136
July 23 · 28 min
136. Productivity Tools Are Useless (Unless You Do This...)
Send me a message!🤓 Productivity tools come with big promises. Planners, apps, devices, software…they can all genuinely help you get things done – and they claim to do so. BUT, the tool itself never gets you the outcome you want. I know, the irony. In this week's episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I reveal why productivity tools are useless (yes, even the ones I love and recommend), and the mistake I see students and professionals make when they place all their hope in a shiny new tool. Then I share the one thing that actually determines whether a tool works or becomes a hunk of plastic collecting dust on your desk (or a hunk of wasted pixels on your screen). What You Learn: The biggest mistake students and professionals make when they get a new productivity tool Why even the most basic tools (yes, a sticky note) can change your entire workflow Why even the most impressive tools (reMarkable, Asana, Notion) can do absolutely nothing for you What actually gives a tool its power (hint: it's not the tool) How to audit your systems so you know exactly where to start 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/136) Episode 12: Are Your Productivity Systems Broken? Episode 113: The 6-System Ecosystem for School and Work Episode 117: How to Build a Personal Ecosystem Episode 119: My 10 Favorite Productivity Tools (Blog) 14 Uses for Blank Notebooks Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (Free download) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#135
July 16 · 27 min
135. The Effort Trick (That Gets You Everything You Want)
Send me a message!🤓 Don’t get me wrong – goals are awesome to have. They can inspire hope and dreams and cool visions we have for our futures. But focusing on the outcome we want (aka our goal) never gets us the outcome we want. I know, the irony. In this week’s episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I reveal why outcome-based goals are designed to make us fail, and the mistake I see students and professionals make when they set these kinds of goals. Then I share the secret effort trick (bahaha, it’s not really a secret) that will get you closer to your goals than literally anything else. What You Learn: The biggest mistake students and professionals make when setting goals How outcome-based goals set you up to fail What outcome-based goals do to your confidence The right way to set goals so that you actually have a chance of meeting them The effort trick that’s basically magic and gets you everything you want 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/135) Episode 15: How to Manage Email Episode 54: The Secret Ingredient Behind Every Accomplishment Ever Episode 106: The Anti-Goal Setting Strategy Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#134
July 9 · 41 min
134. Behind-the-Scenes of Real Student Coaching (Sneak Peek Access)
Send me a message!🤓 Come peek behind the curtain of SchoolHabits University! Every month inside my signature study skills program, I offer live coaching on Zoom so student never get stuck navigating the program, school, their courses, or anything else on their minds. In this special episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I’m sharing a Q&A call from a few months back when the calls weren’t live. (Since then, they're all live!) Listen in as I answer a ton of questions that students submitted in advance. Want me to answer your unlimited questions too? Join us on the inside! What You Learn: How to deal with a disorganized and "bad" professor How to find time to study when planning out your week Finding time to use spaced repetition when you're super busy Putting things in our own words when the teacher/textbook says it better Remembering what you study when you have ADHD Managing and syncing multiple calendars (Outlook and Google) 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/134) Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#133
July 2 · 21 min
133. Study Breaks and Finishing Projects Without Deadlines (Q&A)
Send me a message!🤓 In this Q&A episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I answer two questions submitted by listeners of the show. Question One: A student asks for study break ideas that will increase his focus when he returns to the work. Question Two: A professional asks for strategies for completing projects that don’t have deadlines, but that are still important to finish. What You Learn: Practical study break ideas for 5, 15 and 30-minute breaks The one kind of activity that is the WORST to do during your study break Why projects without urgent deadlines are hard to complete A deadline strategy that adds urgency to non-deadline tasks A practical approach for making sure you’re always making at least some progress on non-deadline projects 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/131) Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) Episode 132: The DO Date Strategy Episode 63: My 3-Bucket Productivity System ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#132
June 25 · 16 min
132. The DO Date Hack that Makes DUE Dates Easy (Micro-Strategy)
Send me a message!🤓 Most people focus on due dates -- as in, this final deadline. But the due date of a project has nothing to do with you actually getting it done. Enter the DO date. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I make the case that focusing on DO dates is far more effective than wasting our energy stressing about DUE dates. In fact, DO dates make DUE dates just ... happen. What You Learn: Why focusing on deadlines is the wrong approach What exactly a DO date is How to implement the DO date strategy in your everyday life (work, school, or personal) 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/132) Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) Episode 124: How to Reach Deadlines Without Losing Your Mind Episode 113: The 6-Part Ecosystem All Students Need Episode 95: Time Estimation Strategies Episode 54: The Secret Ingredient Behind Every Accomplishment Ever ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#131
June 18 · 34 min
131. Why We Know What to Do But Still Don't Do It
Send me a message!🤓 It’s one thing to know what to do, but it’s a whole other thing to actually DO it. This is a struggle that so many of my private clients – students and professionals – deal with. They have the information, they’ve been instructed on what to do … and yet, they still aren’t taking action. For people with ADHD, this phenomenon is even worse. There’s a reason why this is happening, and it might not be what you expect. What You'll Learn: The reason you know exactly what to do but still don't do it The identity-based question to ask yourself instead of "do I feel like doing this right now?" How to make future consequences feel real enough to actually move you to act today 2 critical mindset shifts you need before taking action is even possible 3 practical strategies that close the knowing-doing gap immediately 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/131) Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) Episode 07: How to Learn Things Episode 55: How to Use Body Doubling to Focus Better ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#130
June 11 · 37 min
130. How to Ask for Help in College – with Psychologist Dr. Susan VanScoyoc
Send me a message!🤓 College can make students feel all kinds of ways: thrilled at the freedom, excited at the possibilities, and overwhelmed with the independence that's suddenly expected of them. In my conversation with board-certified psychologist Dr. Susan VanScoyoc, we talk about how to ask for help when college gets hard — and why most students (and their parents) are getting this wrong. Dr. VanScoyoc is the founder of Campus Confidant, where she helps families navigate the emotional and practical challenges of the college years. Her core message: college is a bridge, not a launch. What You'll Learn: The 4 myths that stop college students from asking for help Why "I should be able to handle this" is the most dangerous thing a student can think The 3 types of support you can ask for (and which one is the easiest place to start) What a "bandwidth checker" is — and why every student needs one What parents can watch for when their student goes quiet Tips for parents: how to offer support without jumping straight to solutions 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/130) Submit a question to the show Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube About Dr. VanScoyoc Sign up for her pretty awesome newsletter Connect with her on Instagram (@CampusConfident) Dr. Susan VanScoyoc is a psychologist, parenting coach, and founder of Campus Confident, where she helps families of college students navigate the emotional and practical changes that come with this life transition. With over 25 years of experience working with families, along with her own college parenting experiences, she focuses on practical ways to manage stress, communicate effectively, and use support systems well during the college years. She teaches that college is a bridge, not a launch, and gives families clear, realistic ways to stay connected as students grow into independence. Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#129
June 4 · 37 min
129. Homework Management Tips + Starting Over as an Adult (Q&A)
Send me a message!🤓 In this Q&A episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I answer two questions submitted by listeners of the show. Question One: A high school student asks for tips for actually doing the work he has tracked in his homework management system. Question Two: A young woman asks for advice about moving into adulthood when she was under-resourced as a child. What You'll Learn: Why tracking your tasks and managing your tasks are two completely different things The role of clarity in task initiation (yes, it's a thing) How to reverse-engineer a big project using only your assignment notebook Why your school portal is a teacher tool, not a student tool How to map your week so you can see exactly how much time you actually have What it means to be under-resourced as a kid — and what to do about it The one question to ask yourself every single night when life feels like a lot 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/128) Submit a question to the show Episode 126: 5 Secret Skills of Adulting Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#128
May 28 · 33 min
128. ADHD and the Hidden Shame of Falling Off Track – And How to Start Again
Send me a message!🤓 People with ADHD know this situation all too well: they start a project with enthusiasm, then lose motivation and stop halfway through, and then struggle to ever restart because of the shame and embarrassment they feel about abandoning their work. Stopping projects halfway through is hard enough. But then not knowing how to get back on track and drowning in shame is a whole other experience. That’s what we’re covering in this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast. We talk about why people with ADHD start strong but fade fast, and what to do about it. What You'll Learn: Why people with ADHD tend to start new projects with high motivation The role of dopamine in task initiation and task completion How to hack your dopamine to keep going when you want to quit The surprising connection between ADHD and shame The one question you need to ask yourself when you fall off the bandwagon A whole boatload of strategies to help you restart what you abandoned – without shame 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/128) Submit a question to the show Episode 72: How to Finish What You Start Episode 93: The 10-Minute Habit that Makes Every Day Less Stressful (Status Notes) Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) Google Calendar Tutorial for Students ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#127
May 21 · 18 min
127. 5 Invisible Forces That Make You Always Feel Behind
Send me a message!🤓 You know that feeling when you’re super busy, you have a million things to do … but you still feel behind and like you got nothing done at the end of the day? It’s not your imagination. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I reveal the 5 secret (and oh so sneaky!) invisible forces that destroy productivity and keep you running on a to-do-list treadmill to nowhere. What You'll Learn: How most people approach productivity (and get it wrong) The sneaky thing you do all day that takes WAY more time than you think it does How your brain is lying to you about what it can do How planning optimism (sure! I can do that!) is a productivity predator Exactly how to tame these 5 invisible forces and take back your day 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/127) Submit a question to the show Episode 03: The Admin Block Strategy Episode 95: Time Estimation Strategies Episode 68: The Time Management Trap Nobody Talks About Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) Google Calendar Tutorial for Students ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#126
May 14 · 32 min
126. Top 5 Secret Skills of Adulting (At Any Age)
Send me a message!🤓 “Adulting” has nothing to do with age. Instead, it has to do with the ability to operate independently and function in a way that supports your goals. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I reveal the top 5 secret skills of adulting that, when they’re mastered, make everything else about school and work (and life) so much easier and less dramatic. This episode is for all ages … even if you’re already a 100-year-old adult 😉 What You'll Learn: 5 secret adulting skills that will make your entire life easier and less dramatic The number one secret adulting skill that makes all the other ones possible What to do if you suspect you could use a boost in any of the adulting skills The negative impact that lacking these skills can have on your life, even in ways you’d never suspect 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/126) Submit a question to the show Episode 07: How to Learn Things Episode 05: How to Build a Task Management System Episode 25: 5 Time Management Mistakes You’re Making Episode 38: How to Be Resourceful Episode 46: How to Be Professional Episode 48: Task Management Tips Episode 68: The Time Management Trap Nobody Talks About Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#125
May 7 · 32 min
125. Making Your Commute Productive and Leading When You're Unmotivated (Q&A)
Send me a message!🤓 In this monthly Q&A episode, I answer two questions submitted by listeners of the show. Question 1: How can I make my commute to and from work more productive? Question 2: How can I be an effective leader when I’m burned out and unmotivated? What You'll Learn: A unique commute strategy that can clear your head, increase your clarity, and improve your productivity A counterintuitive way to use your drive time to get ahead on work or school without touching your phone Why curating your commute playlist isn't just "listening to music" — and how to do it with intention The real reason your team loses motivation (hint: it has nothing to do with your own motivation level) What effective leadership requires on low-motivation days — and what’s not a factor at all (most people mix up these two) 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/125) Submit a question to the show Episode 4: What to Do When You're Overwhelmed Episode 110: How to Think Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#124
April 30 · 28 min
124. How to Meet Tight Deadlines (Without Losing Your Mind)
Send me a message!🤓 Deadlines don't care how overwhelmed you feel. Tight deadlines? Those require a completely different approach — more urgency, more intensity, and a clear plan for execution. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter Podcast, I break down six strategies for meeting tight deadlines without losing your mind. Part one covers three pre-work strategies that take maybe 10 minutes total. Part two covers three execution strategies to actually get the dang thing done. What You'll Learn: Why clarity on your deliverable is the most critical first step — and what happens when you skip it How to make time visible (time is math, not a feeling) and schedule work into real, specific slots The three options when the math doesn't math and you don't have enough time to meet your deadline Why setup and starting are one combined step, and what that looks like in practice How to work in contained chunks with specificity so you're not wasting precious minutes deciding what to do 5 micro strategies for locking in 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/124) Episode 80: How to Do a Work Sprint Pomodoro Technique Alternatives (video) Free weekly planner (FREE DOWNLOAD) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#123
April 23 · 33 min
123. 5 Steps for Applying for Scholarships – with Expert Dave Peterson
Send me a message!🤓 ⭐Get the Scholarship Summer Camp + Note-Taking Power System Bundle right here: https://www.scholarshipgps.com/katie (you get my whole note-taking course for free!) It’s a common misunderstanding that scholarships are only for graduating students headed right to college. In fact, students of all ages can and should apply for scholarship money as soon as possible. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter Podcast, I talk with Dave Peterson of Scholarship GPS. Dave is a scholarship expert who shares with us his awesome 5-step process for simplifying the scholarship application process and getting students the money they deserve. Plus, Dave and I team up to offer students the coolest bundle ever: enroll in his Scholarship Summer Camp (6-week program starting in June) and get my Note-Taking Power System for free! Grab that here. (https://www.scholarshipgps.com/katie) What You'll Learn: Why summer is actually the best time to apply for scholarships (and it's not just for seniors) The 5-step process that makes applying for scholarships (and winning them!) easier than you can imagine What happens to scholarship money if your kid wins before they're ready for college The #1 reason most scholarship applications get rejected before anyone even reads the essay Why a strong GPA is not a requirement for winning — and what matters more 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/123) Episode 75: How to Pay for College with Scholarships - with Dave Peterson ⭐Get the Scholarship Summer Camp + Note-Taking Power System Bundle right here: https://www.scholarshipgps.com/katie (you get my whole note-taking course for free!) Dave’s free list of scholarship websites: Download for free ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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#122
April 16 · 27 min
122. The Biggest Lie We Tell Struggling Students: Why Studying MORE Isn't the Answer
Send me a message!🤓 ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Most struggling students are in the situation they’re in because no one ever taught them how to actually DO school. We expect them to learn, but nobody ever teaches them HOW. Therefore, the "just study more" might be the most well-meaning, unhelpful advice we keep giving them. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I break down exactly why the study harder message misses the mark, what's actually going on for students who are working hard and still not seeing results, and what the real solution looks like. What You'll Learn: Why more effort applied to the wrong approach doesn't produce better results — and what it produces instead The real reason high-achieving high schoolers often completely fall apart their first semester of college (it's not what you think) Why the scaffolds schools provide (study guides, teacher slides, pre-made flashcards) can work against students in the long run What most students are actually doing when they think they're studying, and why it doesn't work The house-building metaphor that reframes everything about how we talk to struggling students The six specific, teachable skills that make up the real foundation of academic success The one question parents should ask before ever telling their student to try harder 🔗 Resources Mentioned: ⭐SchoolHabits University (SchoolHabitsUniversity.com) ⭐Note-Taking Power System (NoteTakingSystem.com) ⭐Assignment Management Power System (AssignmentManagementSystem.com) Episode website (https://www.learnandworksmarter.com/podcast/122) ❤️ Connect: Instagram Facebook Pinterest Subscribe on YouTube Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here. Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!! LET'S CONNECT Sign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.
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