That's the classic advice adorning the cover of Douglass Adams's classic comic novel, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy... (which is a totally excellent book, if you haven't read it.)

But seriously:  School projects are always meant to be within your grasp, so the next time you get "slammed" with a tough assignment, don't freak out.  There are 3 simple things you can do to make even the biggest-homework-assignment-ever a much easier task to handle than you might think.

Here's what you do:

1. Record the date that each assignment is due.
   
2. Break large assignments or projects into smaller tasks.
3. Watch out for scheduling conflicts.  

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If you get 100s on EVERY assignment EVER, except the ones that offer extra credit, in which case you score even HIGHER, then you probably don't need to read the next article.  But if not…

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