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Zubair Junjunia, Founder and CEO of ZNotes
Last month I met with Zubair Junjunia, the Founder & CEO of ZNotes; a revision platform and online community for school students studying international qualifications.
We had an amazing conversation, digging deep into the what and the why of ZNotes and into Zubair’s own background and university choices.
Undoubtedly one of the smartest people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, Zubair is nevertheless humble, honest and open and is building something a bit special with ZNotes.
For anyone looking to learn about the importance of community, anyone thinking of setting up their own business, or anyone looking for inspiration about their own university choices, this is a fantastic read!
A growth mindset; and it’s nothing to do with just being smart.
I’ve recently been reading Mindset, by Dr Carol S Dweck.
The book is a full and frank discussion of two different types of mindset: a fixed mindset, and a growth mindset, and the consequences of being stuck with the former.
A person with a fixed mindset believes they are either dumb or smart; they can’t change it.
A person with a growth mindset believes that being dumb or smart isn’t the issue. They can learn, improve, and get better, whatever their starting point is.
Three tips to help you study smarter (not harder).
The Christmas holidays might be just around the corner (yay!), but for many of you this will mean that mock A-levels (or other exams) will follow pretty shortly after that (boo!).
And so, lots of you will have teachers and parents telling you that now is the time to work harder; now is the time to revise and make sure you know your stuff.
The conscientious amongst you will do exactly this, and will spend lots of time re-reading all your notes. The less conscientious won't, but will probably pretend to be working while actually doing something completely different.
But what if there were ways that you could use your study time more effectively and more efficiently?