Dangerous Ideas: People Respect Hard Work, But Idolize Magic
What Impresses You? Study Hack readers, I assume, are ambitious. They like the idea of staking a unique route through life, preferably one that impresses … Read more
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How to Make 2008 Significantly More Exciting Than 2007
An Exciting New Year Hopefully 2007 was a good year for you. If you became a Study Hacks reader during this time, I’d like to think … Read more
Tis the Season…to Conduct a Ruthless Project Purge
Tossing Dead Weight Projects As you moved through the fall, you probably found yourself accumulating an ever-increasing load of “crucial” projects. If you’re organized, these … Read more
Dangerous Ideas: Bodybuilders Should Be More Successful
The Bodybuilder Paradox Allow me a bold statement: bodybuilders, as a group, should be disproportionately successful in life. The halls of congress should be crowded … Read more
The Einstein Principle: Accomplish More By Doing Less
Einstein’s Push Between the years 1912 to 1915, Albert Einstein was a focused man. His previous work on the special theory of relativity and the … Read more
Dangerous Ideas: “Paying Your Dues” is Underrated
A recent post at the Employee Evolution blog asks the following question: “Is ‘paying your dues’ an outdated concept?” The author opens with the story … Read more
How Would You Design Freshman Orientation?
My friend Ben has been blogging about his first weeks as an undergraduate. In a recent post he reflected on his freshman orientation experience: “They … 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
