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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| See Yourself on the Edge of Success | |
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| Exercise: Recapture Your Dream | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Your Life on the Edge of Success | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Discover Your Habits | |
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| Critical Reflection Paper: Discover Your Challenges | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Picture Your Life | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Begin to Change | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Picture Your Motivation | |
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| Goal Setting and Decision Making | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Develop Your Action Plan | |
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| Exercise: Implement Your Action Plan with a Contract | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Write a Personal Mission Statement | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Manage Your Time Efficiently | |
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| Exercise: Time Tracking | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: How Is Your Habit? | |
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| Building a Better Time Plan | |
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| Exercise: Build a Semester Plan | |
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| Exercise: Build a Weekly Plan | |
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| Exercise: Build a Daily Plan | |
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| Distractions and Procrastination | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Make the Most of Your Resources | |
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| Your School's Resources | |
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| Exercise: Discover the Resources on Your Campus | |
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| Your School's Faculty | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Your Favorite Kind of Teacher | |
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| Tips for Relating to Your Teachers | |
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| Exercise: Keep in Touch | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Learn about Your Learning Style | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Initial Impressions of Your Learning Style | |
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| Verbal, Visual, and Kinesthetic Learning | |
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| Learning Styles Exploration | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Explore Your Learning Style | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Apply Your Learning Style | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Read to Remember | |
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| Where and When to Read | |
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| Read Intentionally | |
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| Create a Recyclable Reading Record | |
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| Exercise: Design Your Reading System | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Take Effective Notes | |
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| Why Take Notes? | |
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| Be Intentional | |
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| Proceed with a System | |
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| End with Review | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Fit the System to Your Class | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Note-Taking Experiment | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Score on Your Exams | |
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| Memorization and Preparation Plan | |
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| Test-Taking Plan | |
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| Anxiety | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Find Your Challenges | |
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| Exercise: Build a Time Plan | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Write to Make an Impression | |
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| Understand the Assignment | |
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| Create a Writing Plan | |
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| Get Ready to Write | |
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| Write the First Draft | |
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| Revise the Draft | |
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| Exercise: Create a Writing Plan | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Enjoy a Healthy Lifestyle | |
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| Sleep | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Your Sleep Habits | |
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| Stress | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Are You Stressed? | |
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| Critical Thinking Exercise: Manage Your Stress | |
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| Diet | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Assess Your Diet | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Value Successful Relationships | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Define Your Relationships | |
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| Types of Relationships | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Who Are You? | |
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| The Qualities of Healthy Relationships | |
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| Critical Reflection Exercise: Check Out Your Critical Relationships | |
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| Managing Conflict in Relationships | |
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| Diversity | |
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| Journal | |
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| On the Net | |
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| Step Up to Greater Success | |
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| Exercise: Your New Pyramid of Success | |
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| Exercise: Your Personal Reassessment | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |