All The Work You Shouldn't Do: How to Succeed at University
By (Author) Ruby Cline
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
27th November 2025
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Paperback
160
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
'Youll do a lot of work at uni and get very little out of it.' Theres no limit to the amount of hours you could spend honing and perfecting an essay or revising for an exam. Academic work could eat up all of your time at university how do you know when youve done enough I did my degree differently. I deprioritised and reprioritised. I planned and plotted. I put my life before my books. I tried and tested every method I could for efficient reading, writing and studying. And Im here to help you do the same.
In All the Work You Shouldnt Do youll learn how to get the most from your degree and make time for the things you want to pursue without letting stress take over. Well cover:
-Working out your goals and priorities
-How to focus your efforts on the things that really matter
-Planning your work
-Reading and writing more efficiently
-The importance of looking after your body and brain
This book gives you the advice I wish I had known when I was starting uni.
A great asset for students who are navigating the complex world of university. All first-years should have a copy. * Robin Waldun, Writer, YouTuber and Educator *
Ruby Cline is an educational content creator and a graduate from the University of Cambridge. Her TikTok account (@ConversationsWithRuby), has made education more accessible for millions of young people for over five years. Ruby is a journalist at The Telegraph.