Crowd Wisdom: What Would You Do If Your College Career Was Classified?
A Devious Thought Experiment I want you to consider the following thought experiment: The president of your college shows up at your dorm room early … Read more
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How to Be Happy
Dr. Happiness Speaks A few weeks back, I went to see a talk by Harvard lecturer Tal Ben-Shahar. The topic: How to be happy. Dr. … Read more
Monday Master Class: Drop Courses Every Semester
Course Overload One of the key concepts of last week’s Radical Simplicity Manifesto was the importance of a manageable course schedule. Organizational techniques can only … Read more
Debunking the Laundry List Fallacy: Why Doing Less is More Impressive
Clinging to the Laundry List Earlier this week I gave a talk at a Boston area high school. I decided this venue would provide a … Read more
The Radical Simplicity Manifesto: Doing Less and Living More at College
The Overwhelmed Masses One of the most cited statistic in college mental health circles comes from a major study conducted in 2004 by the American … Read more
Monday Master Class: Choose Your Hard Days
“Occasionally I end up setting aside one full day where I just lock myself in my room with some food and grind through it.” — … Read more
A Simple Technique to Avoid Heart Attack Semesters
MIT Syndrome I’ve noticed an interesting behavior common among undergraduates here at MIT. These students are used to being overachievers. This got them into MIT. … 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
