Effective Studying Tip #1: Start your essay with 50 percent battery on your laptop. Go to a place far away. Don’t bring your charger. Start writing.

This works because you are forced to conserve and make the most out of your battery.  You turn your brightness down as low as possible, you stop listening to music, you stop going on other websites, simply because you can’t.  Everything takes up precious battery life.  I’m at 31 percent right now, and I’ve already written about 2 pages in 30 minutes.