# @shawncartersf on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcjL1x9kYiz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69841606-shawncartersf-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T16:10:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shawn Carter Foundation (@shawncartersf) — https://gondola.cc/shawncartersf

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A new school year is here, and these tips can improve how your semester goes! Small moves before day one make all the difference. Send this to someone going back to school! #ShawnCarterFoundation

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Slide 2: Pomodoro Technique (25 min study + 5 min break)
CBS - Pomodoro Technique: Learn faster, focus better in 25 minutes https://www.cbs.de/en/blog/pomodoro-technique
Birmingham City University - The Pomodoro technique for focus - Exams and Revision https://www.bcu.ac.uk/exams-and-revision/time-management-tips/pomodoro-technique 

Slide 3: Sleep = Better Performance (shift bedtime 15 min earlier)
Sleep.ai - Here's How to Gradually (and Safely) Shift Your Sleep Schedule https://www.sleep.ai/blog/shift-sleep-schedule/
Sleep Reset - How to Go to Sleep Earlier: A Step-by-Step Guide https://www.thesleepreset.com/blog/how-to-go-to-sleep-earlier-a-step-by-step-guide

Slide 4: Identify Your "Why" (connect class to goals)
Open Publishing (Princeton) - Goals and Motivation https://openpublishing.princeton.edu/read/goals-and-motivation
Positive Psychology - 12+ Benefits of Goal Setting - Why Goals Are Important https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-goal-setting/
NCBI/PMC - Looking through goal theories in language learning: A review on goal setting and achievement goal theory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9849896/

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