Monday Master Class: Never Take Books Out of the Library
The wrong way to conduct paper research Gather up a bunch of books and journals that seem relevant to your topic. Dump them in your … Read more
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The Straight-A Gospels: Pseudo-Work Does Not Equal Work
This is the first post in a three-part series focusing on the Straight-A Gospels — the core concepts behind my book, How to Become a … Read more
The Straight-A Gospels
My book, How to Become a Straight-A Student, presents a simple thesis: Most college students could score straight A’s without studying more hours than the … Read more
Monday Master Class: Apply Weakest Link Theory to Time Management
We start, as usual, with a story. If you want to get right to the meaty advice, skip ahead to the heading labeled: The Weakest … Read more
If I could do it again: Michael Simmons
I’m inaugurating a new regular feature for the blog: If I could do it again. The idea is to interview recent college graduates doing interesting … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Activity Filter
[Originally sent to Study Hacks Newsletter on 7/16/07] Earlier this year I got the opportunity to chat with a group of freshman at Dartmouth College … Read more
Monday Master Class: Accelerate Q/E/C Note-Taking
[Originally sent to Study Hacks Newsletter on 7/2/07] Taking lecture notes requires great speed, as professors can spew information at a ferocious rate. This is … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Graph as Question
[Originally sent to Study Hacks Newsletter on 6/25/07] I begin with an academic horror story that motivates today’s advice. If you want to skip the … Read more
