The Freshman 15 Contest: I’m Giving Away a Free Laptop
An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse A few weeks ago I received an interesting call from HP. They wanted help spreading the word among college students … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Retreating Deadline Method
Dated Thinking I rarely know the date that things are due. Yet I’m not disorganized. I check my calendar every morning, and it contains dozens … Read more
Case Study: How Scott Discovered That His Activities Wouldn’t Get Him Into Law School Then Harnessed Simplicity To Become a Star
Imagine if a stressed out, over-committed undergraduate failed to get into his top 11 choices for law school, and then discovered a new path to … Read more
I’m Looking for a Few Good Volunteers…
The Birth of a Handbook Study Hacks readers often complain that it’s hard to navigate the 300 articles and 1500 comments that populate this blog. … Read more
Do You Have a Working Disorder?
The Danger of Emotional Working I had a college friend who made social plans based on whether or not he felt like he should be … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Quarantine Method for Producing Better Work in Less Total Hours
Excavating Crap In a 2004 interview, author Neal Stephenson noted the following about his writing process: I did figure out that I tended to write … Read more
Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind?
The Tale of a Seriously Stressed Student I recently came across this note from a high school student. It was posted anonymously on a public … Read more
Book Review: The Little Book of Productivity
The Premise Scott Young recently released a new eBook titled The Little Book of Productivity. The idea is simple: The volume of available information concerning … Read more
