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Insufficient sleep has a lot of consequences on the brain, mind, and the body at large. Lack of sleep makes you grumpy and foggy amongst other negative effects it has on your memory, health, looks, sex life, and even the ability to lose weight. As a student, teenager, or even an adult, a lack of …

A lot of people don’t know how to sleep properly, why to sleep, and sadly, how many hours of sleep their bodies really need. The body and mind work throughout the day and deserves a very good number of quality sleep by night. Before we talk no how much sleep the body really needs, let …

Starting a business as a student can be very challenging and for a lot of people it would seem impossible most especially because of time. Sharing your time to your business and school might really be a very difficult thing to do. But with the introduction of the internet, you can now engage or run …

Top 7 Reasons Why Nigerian Universities are Better than Polytechnics A lot of Nigerian secondary school leavers often wonder why a university is always ranked ahead of any polytechnic, especially when filling out their jamb forms. The universities always have higher cut off marks. They are always well sought after. The reasons are what we’ll …

The benefits of the e-learning, online learning, distant or virtual learning (whichever you will like to call it) method of teaching are so many. These benefits makes it more appealing especially when compared to the traditional method of teaching. Also See: Ten (10) Affordable Devices You’ll Need for Virtual Learning Let’s cut to the chase …

Overview In this article, you will learn about brain plasticity. Neuroplasticity, as it is otherwise called, is the ability of the brain to change throughout life as a result of learning and experience. Pause and Think: “How did you become so good at that?” You have just finished participating in a sports competition and this is a …

<p>Looking for what devices to use for virtual learning? This article is just for you! With the very fast adoption of virtual learning in almost all part of the world, we are committed to ensure all students are carried along with the moving train. There has been a lot of questions on how students who …</p>

Overview In this article, you will learn about the two different types of thinking processes or modes the brain switches between – the focused and diffuse modes – and how the brain uses these modes to think and learn. Pause and Think: “Take a break or keep studying?” Imagine you’ve been sitting at a desk while studying a textbook for …

With virtual learning being the only alternative to the continuation of academic activities of all tertiary institutions in Nigeria and most countries in the world in this coronavirus pandemic era, the strike action embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) still stands as a hindrance in public institutions in Nigeria. Also See: Factors …

Article Overview In this article, you will learn about the pros and cons of self-education programmes. You will also learn how to develop one for yourself that will promote in-depth learning. Pause and Think: “So much to learn, but I don’t know where to start.” Computer science and programming, foreign languages, maths and science concepts, arts …

Soft skills are part of the most important things in life, this makes employers look out for it in individuals that seek jobs. You must have heard about soft skills or maybe not. It was introduced in a blog post in the personal development series, read it here. What are soft skills? According to Investopedia, …

In order to preserve our physical health from COVID-19, the federal government issued a “stay home” order but they failed to take our mental health into cognizance. It’s absolutely no one’s fault, that’s the best possible approach they could use. Nevertheless, an apparently large number of people are sinking into depression of one form or …