Money isn’t everything but when a college textbook costs around $100 you might run out of resources real fast. If you want to keep your spending at a minimum, take a look at the following free study resources.

Ever crafted the perfect schedule and study environment only to crash after an hour or two not even knowing what hit you? This struggle is common, but there's a solution: understanding your energy cycles.

Knowing when you focus best can help you manage your time effectively, even with a demanding schedule.

The Feynman Technique is designed to help you learn by teaching. It's counting on your ability to explain complex topics in simple terms. Once you can do that, you know for sure you’ve truly mastered the concept. When he came up with this learning method, Nobel Prize winner physicist Richard Feynman outlined 4 steps.

The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple method to organize and plan your tasks based on importance. It helps when you have too much on your plate and deal with workload paralysis. When my to-do lists start having their own to-do lists it’s a clear sign to me I have to start to divide and conquer (sigh).

How many times have you read something with your mind somewhere else? Exactly. That’s what this reading comprehension strategy tackles. You should use the SQ3R reading method when you deal with tough or lengthy material. Through its 5 steps - survey, question, read, recite, and review, this strategy makes reading more intentional and helps you subtract information in a simple, clear, and organized way.

The brain’s ability to recognize words without directly focusing on them is what bionic reading is based on. But is it effective or just another gimmick that wears the hat of a "life hack" without merits?

The blurting method is a rapid recall study technique where you quickly dump all your knowledge on a topic on a piece of paper, immediately after you've gone through your notes. It can give great results because it engages your working memory and makes learning less passive.