Disruptive Thinkers: Chris Guillebeau Wants to Teach You the Art of Non-Conformity
A Marathon on a Cruise Ship My first encounter with graduate student and blogger Chris Guillebeau, was an article he wrote about running a marathon…on … Read more
Q & A: Beware of “Ducks” at Stanford, Forget About Your Senior Year G.P.A., and Become Interesting to College Admissions Officers
From the reader mailbag: I’ve just finished my first year at Stanford University, and I’m not at all happy with my academics. My main concern … Read more
Monday Master Class: How David Scored a 4.0 With 0.0 Notes
A Note from David I recently received an e-mail that caught my attention. It was from a reader named David, and it outlined a set … Read more
Weekend Links: An Ideal Life, Summer School, Young People Jobs and the Problem with Work/Life Balance
My Goals for Life | Scott Young A great case study for the lifestyle-centric career planning concept we’ve been discussing: Scott Young lays out the … Read more
On the Role of Study Advice in the Age of Grade Inflation
Dartmouth’s Three Valedictorians Earlier this week I was surprised to read that Dartmouth College, my alma mater, graduated three valedictorians this year; all three students … Read more
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
