Debunking Parkinson’s Law
Rewriting Science… The phenomenal success of Tim Ferriss’s recent book, The Four-Hour Work Week, brought to prominence a distressing trend that has been recently plaguing … Read more
I Want To Hear Your Story…
[Update: I wasn’t clear about this in the original post, but I am excited to hear about not just college experiences, but also high school … Read more
Monday Master Class: How to Accomplish Big Things This Summer Using the 3×3 Method
Summer Arrives I returned yesterday from the dry, mid-70s weather of Provence, to be greeted by the hazy humidity of a Boston heatwave. As I … Read more
A Study Hacks Vacation: I’ll Be Away for 10 Days…
France Bound… I’m happy to announce that I’m off to France for a 10-day vacation. If all goes as planned, I won’t even see a … Read more
The Art of Activity Innovation: How to Be Impressive Without an Impressive Amount of Work
The Power of Innovation At the core of the Zen Valedictorian philosophy is the idea that if you really understand the psychology of impressiveness, you … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Study Hacks Guide to Note-Taking
Note the Importance of Notes Taking notes is arguably the most important step of the student academic process. Both in class and while tackling a … Read more
The Problem with Passion
Greetings from Annapolis You may have noticed there was no Friday blog post. I’m still on the road and have limited computer access. I still wanted, … Read more
The Most Important Piece of Career Advice You Probably Never Heard
Some Advice for the Road I’m leaving this afternoon to attend a college graduation: my second in three weeks. As you might imagine, graduating is … Read more
