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By Grace Fleming, About.com Guide to Homework / Study Tips since 2005

Oops! I Did It Again

Tuesday August 21, 2007

Most of us have good intentions when it comes to getting homework done. That’s why it seems so unfair when something unforeseen happens—something so bad and merciless it forces us to go to school without our completed assignments, even after we stayed up late doing them!

What sorts of things can crop up and conduct such a rude assault? The most common culprit is the computer. It can crash at the worst possible moment and seemingly chew up and swallow hours of hard work. You can avoid this and other computer problems by learning to recover lost documents.

The second common culprit is forgetfulness. This trait can plague anybody, and normally it does so at the worst possible time. There are a few tricks to remembering your assignments each morning. For instance, you can place a sticky note reminder on the front door knob each night when you finish your homework. You’ll see it when you leave in the morning.

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