A Rap Star and a Rhodes Scholar Walk Into a Bar…
I’ve just published a new article in Flak Magazine: On the Making of a Rap Song | Flak Magazine In this piece, I follow a … Read more
Guest Post: Implement a Mechanism-Based Lifestyle
Today I’m pleased to offer a guest post written by our good (and much cooler) friends over at Hack College. If you’re so inclined, check … Read more
Crowd Wisdom: What’s Your Most Innovative Study Hack?
Share Your Innovations Every week I preach the gospel of hacking your study habits. Enough about me. Let’s hear about you! I want to know … Read more
Q & A: Strategic Drinking, Mission Impossible, and the Tale of the Rhodes Scholar Who Failed Freshman Calculus
From the reader mailbag: You’ve mentioned in your book and on your blog that “energy level” is important when it comes to studying. This is … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Art of Pseudo-Skimming
The Tale of Two Reading Styles Most college students are quick to learn the difference between skimming and reading. The former has you move your … Read more
The Secret Your Neighborhood Rhodes Scholar Doesn’t Want You To Know
The Rhodes Scholar Factor Here’s a non-controversial statement: Rhodes Scholars are pretty damn impressive. Take, for example, Benjamin. I drew his name at random from … Read more
Would Lincoln Have Become President If He Had E-Mail?
(Hat Tip: Academic Productivity via why that’s delightful via OmniBrain via … via elephantitis of the mind) Lincoln’s Focused Childhood I watched a documentary last … Read more
Monday Master Class: Rapid Note-Taking with the Morse Code Method
The Fast and the Curious I’m currently taking a graduate seminar that assigns demanding articles of demanding length. Being somewhat busy, as I’ve mentioned before, … Read more
