--- title: Improving Academic Performance | how to improve my grades description: how to improve my grades | Here you will find blog posts with pertinent information on taking tests, studying, college admissions, and more. Be sure to read some posts today. --- # Improving Academic PerfORMANCE Learn how to improve yourself through targeted learning and improved study skills. 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If you’re not, math classes will always be hard, and you’ll never be comfortable with numbers and calculations. This type of thinking is seriously misguided, and really sends the wrong message to any student that is exposed to this idea. [studying](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/studying) [how to improve my grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/how-to-improve-my-grades) [motivation](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/motivation) [improve academic performance](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-academic-performance) There are a few things we know for sure about individuals who perform really well in school, get really good at a sport, or become highly skilled musicians or artists. And if you think one of those things involves having a special gift, an innate talent, or an especially high IQ, you’d be wrong. The latest science suggests that the following concepts and questions factor heavily into whether a student builds skill and ultimately performs well in any given academic, athletic, or artistic domain: [mindset](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/mindset) [study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-skills) [how to improve my grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/how-to-improve-my-grades) [improve study habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-study-habits) [study tips](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-tips) [study strategies](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-strategies) [improving academic performance](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improving-academic-performance) [habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/habits) ![habits-1.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/habits-1.jpg?width=320&name=habits-1.jpg)In a previous article on the [power of habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/using-the-science-of-habits-to-improve-performance-in-school-part-i),  we discussed how habits are a tool our brains use to be more efficient. Instead of consciously analyzing every situation, thinking about various courses of action, and then deciding what to do, we use habits to automatically do this or that to save time. In theory, this allows us to decide to use our brain power to focus on things that really matter and really do require conscious deliberation. This is sometimes a good and sometimes a bad thing. It’s good when the habit is brushing our teeth each morning and night, or looking both ways before we cross the street. It’s bad when we grab a few cookies without even thinking about it when we are bored, or react negatively to constructive feedback. [mindset](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/mindset) [study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-skills) [how to improve my grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/how-to-improve-my-grades) [improve study habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-study-habits) [study tips](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-tips) [study strategies](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-strategies) [improving academic performance](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improving-academic-performance) ![habits.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/habits.jpg?width=284&height=177&name=habits.jpg)We write a lot on this blog about how academic success (and other types of success) is much more a function of the choices you make and the effort you put in than a function of your intrinsic or genetic talents. In other words, most recent research suggests, and we firmly believe, that academic skills are built through practice and success comes through developing better strategies and making better choices.  [study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-skills) [improve your grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-your-grades) [how to improve my grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/how-to-improve-my-grades) [improve study habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-study-habits) [improving academic performance](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improving-academic-performance) [motivation](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/motivation) [motivating students](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/motivating-students) ![motivated students-1.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/motivated%20students-1.jpg?width=320&name=motivated%20students-1.jpg)Have you ever wondered what motivates students to learn something new, especially when the subject or material might be rather complex or difficult? What helps students stay focused, engaged, excited, and diligent? According to data gathered from various schools and grade levels, there are three major areas that impact a student’s likelihood to stay motivated and tackle complicated subject matter. [study skills](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/study-skills) [improve your grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-your-grades) [how to improve my grades](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/how-to-improve-my-grades) [improve study habits](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improve-study-habits) [time management](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/time-management) [Brain Rules](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/brain-rules) [improving academic performance](https://www.myguruedge.com/our-thinking/myguru-blog/topic/improving-academic-performance) ![studying-2.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/studying-2.jpg?width=320&name=studying-2.jpg)Few people like to do homework or study for a test. But it’s obviously important to do these things to perform well in school. And if you must engage in these activities, you might as well be as efficient and productive as possible. You want to get as much benefit from each hour you invest in studying as possible. ### Follow this blog