Bad Study Habits

Grade point averages are treated as a measure of intelligence, which makes the bad GPA look permanent — but the grade is one semester's result, and the habit behind it is a set of defaults set in middle school. The piece maps the four families that break studying: skipped classes and unprepared arrivals (repaired by attachment, not motivation), the body habits, cramming and retention, and the distraction-versus-depth gap.

Each family gets its default named and a replacement a student can install in a week, plus the mistake of attacking all four at once. Repurpose it for the student side of your list.