Monday Master Class: Five Pieces of Unexpected Back to School Advice
Advice, Advice Everywhere… The good thing about this season is that back to school advice is available everywhere you turn. The problem, however, is that … Read more
How Many Hours Do You Have to Work to Feel Productive?
Time Wasters The Academic Productivity blog recently asked the following question: What are your one or two biggest wastes of time? The question was aimed … Read more
Monday Master Class: A Crash Course in the Straight-A Method
Manila-Flavored Advice I recently did an interview with the Manila Bulletin, in which I discussed the basic ideas underpinning the Straight-A Method (the framework for … Read more
Study Hacks Goes to Canada
Study, ‘Eh? Greetings from Toronto! I’m here presenting a paper at a computer science conference. You would think I would have loads of free internet-connected … Read more
Does Where You Go To School Matter? (And Why Reporters Get This Wrong…)
The Person or the Pedigree? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports the results of a major compensation survey. The clear conclusion was … Read more
5 Myths That Cause College Students Unnecessary Stress
Student Success Myths Here on Study Hacks we spend a lot of time trying to separate truth from fiction when it comes to building a … Read more
I’m Recruiting Students for a New Season of College Chronicles
The New Season Begins Last fall I launched an interesting experiment: College Chronicles. It was a blog-based reality show in which I followed three students … Read more
Monday Master Class: How to Use a Monotypic Inbox to Kick the Compulsive E-mail Checking Habit
E-mail Anonymous Some students have no trouble with e-mail. Others, however, find themselves constantly checking their inbox — in class, while reading, while studying — … Read more
