Monday Master Class: Use Technical Explanation Questions When Studying For Technical Classes
[Sorry for the one-day delay in this week’s Monday Master Class. I was down in New York City for the holiday weekend. Those of you … Read more
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Dangerous Ideas: Productivity is Overrated
I’m introducing a new semi-regular feature: Dangerous Ideas. Each entry in the series will focus on a provocative idea, built out of anecdotal evidence, that … Read more
What Firefox Should Have Done in the First Place
Scholastici.us has posted a good comprehensive list of academic-related plug-ins for Firefox. The interested student can pick and choose from this menu. This seems to … Read more
What Makes an Interesting Life Interesting?
A recent blog post by Tynan, over at Better than your Boyfriend, has been generating some discussion recently. The topic: How to live an interesting … Read more
Why Does Firefox Campus Edition Make Me So Irrationally Upset?
It seems like just about every productivity blogger on the planet has recently posted about the new Firefox Campus Edition. I’m starting to feel left … Read more
Why Do Good Reporters Write Bad Articles About Successful Young People?
When I was in high school, I started a web consulting business with my good friend Michael Simmons. Naturally, it attracted some press. Here’s a … Read more
Looking for a Courageous Volunteer
I’m looking for a courageous volunteer to help all of us here at Study Hacks better understand the reality of trying to deploy advanced study … Read more
The Science of Studying
The August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science contains an interesting article titled: Increasing Retention Without Increasing Study Time (available free). It’s written by … Read more
