Monday Master Class: How to Start Down the Long Road from Chaos to Efficiency
Restarting is Hard to Do Something that surprised me last fall, when I began to work more closely with individual students on productivity issues, was … Read more
5 Articles That Will Change The Way You Think About Personal Productivity
Re-Thinking Productivity There’s nothing more satisfying when reading than that magic moment when something flips a switch deep within the neuronal recesses of your brain, … Read more
Bonus Post: How the World’s Most Famous Computer Scientist Checks E-mail Only Once Every Three Months
E-mail Zero Redux Two weeks ago, I introduced E-mail Zero, the concept of living life with no e-mail. The motivation was to investigate innovative ways … Read more
The Difference Between Experiments and Goals: How to Balance Spontaneity with the Focused Pursuit of Fame
To Start or Not to Start Three weeks ago I published a controversial post titled: Getting Started is Overrated. My basic point: If you want … Read more
Monday Master Class: Stop Procrastinating by Making it Easier to Procrastinate
The Student’s Curse After spending years confronting the peculiar peccadilloes of the student set, I’ve learned that one problem, in particular, looms above the rest. … Read more
How to Ace the SAT: A No-Nonsense System for Students Looking to Score High
The SAT Season Looms Over the past two weeks I’ve received three different e-mails asking for advice about SAT prep. I assume, therefore, that we’ve … Read more
Q & A: Death by A.P. Course, Initializing the Autopilot, and Shameless Promotion
From the reader mailbag: College classes are generally spaced out; each class meets once or twice a week and you take only 4 to 6 … Read more
Monday Master Class: To Go To Class, Or Not To Go…There Shouldn’t Be Any Question
“The following are valid excuses for skipping class: I have a fever of 105 degrees; I need to fly to L.A. to accept an Academy … Read more
