Comments on: Do You Play Misery Poker or Quack?

By: Muhammad Umar

Muhammad Umar — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:14:36 +0000

I love learning! Midterms and papers are fun! YEAH!
Love to learn and enjoy the hard work! Yeah enjoy learning piles and piles of knowledge! No need to quack and intimidate… just help others to achieve and say I wanna achieve too!! Let’s study hard and Let’s achieve! YEAH LET”S ACHIEVE!

By: Misery Poker | Cobb and Associates

Misery Poker | Cobb and Associates — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:43:34 +0000

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By: Interesting (and important) reading « Introductory Physics

Interesting (and important) reading « Introductory Physics — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:12:39 +0000

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By: hazbin

hazbin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:25:57 +0000

As a 61-year-old consultant, writer, researcher I can tell you guys, unequivocally, that misery poker is ok if it is just a way of talking but a terribly unproductive approach to adult life. The most difficult and important abilities once you become busy and productive are how to PRIORITIZE, how to SAY NO, and how to be HONEST in your promises (“I’d love to write that Foreword, but could not do it unilt the fall at the earliest.”) No one is impressed by people who work hard and act stressed if they fail to deliver good work on time. Start moving away from quantity to quality! (And remember, in the real world, no one cares if you went to Swarthmore or Podunk, only that you have a can-do attitude and are productive and imaginative in problemk solving).

By: Why metacognition might be the most important lesson I teach… « Quantum Progress

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:49:09 +0000

[...] whether it’s worth it to take out a whole day to talk about Growth Mindset, Grades, or Misery Poker, I say yes. LD_AddCustomAttr("AdOpt", "1"); LD_AddCustomAttr("Origin", "other"); [...]

By: Morphing no grades day into less stress fridays « Quantum Progress

Morphing no grades day into less stress fridays « Quantum Progress — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:13:30 +0000

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By: Metacognition curriculum: The Primacy of Sleep « Quantum Progress

Metacognition curriculum: The Primacy of Sleep « Quantum Progress — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:43:33 +0000

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The Best of What's Around, #4 | Digitizd — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:03:25 +0000

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By: Misery Poker – Do you play? « Financial Queen & Getting Ahead

Misery Poker – Do you play? « Financial Queen & Getting Ahead — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:48:57 +0000

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By: Dylon Chow

Dylon Chow — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:21:12 +0000

I’m a Swarthmore student, and nobody here really takes misery poker seriously; it’s more of a way to vent about how much work you have. We play it in my math class every week and it’s just a way to have some conversation.