Monday Master Class: Control End of Semester Chaos with the 4D Method
Winding Down into Chaos Here at MIT we’re rapidly approaching the worst part of the semester: the last 2 – 4 weeks. Just when I … Read more
Bonus Post: A Zen Valedictorian Case Study
I don’t normally post outside of my Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule. But this story seemed like a perfect addendum to Friday’s discussion of the Zen … Read more
How to Become a Zen Valedictorian: Decreasing Your Stress Without Decreasing Your Ambition
The Zen Valedictorian Decoded Last week, I introduced the Zen Valedictorian Philosophy. This concept captures the general approach to student life that I’ve been promoting … Read more
Q & A: Getting into Harvard without Getting an Ulcer, Scheduling Research Time, and the Art of Becoming Good
From the reader mailbag: As a high schooler — a freshman actually — I was wondering if your radical simplicity philosophy applies to me? I … Read more
Looking to Publish Your Student Life Hacking Expertise?
In search of a few good writers… One my favorite student life hack bloggers, Gideon from Mindful Ink, has recently decided to move his blog … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Wonders of Bare Naked Filing
Filing Sucks To the novice undergraduate, the need for a filing system reeks of overkill. “I’m a student, not a business executive,” smugly chirps the … Read more
The Zen Valedictorian: A Radical New Model for Getting the Most Out of College
The Four Types of Students At the risk of being reductive, I argue that we can plot all possible types of college students on two … Read more
Crowd Wisdom: What Would You Do If Your College Career Was Classified?
A Devious Thought Experiment I want you to consider the following thought experiment: The president of your college shows up at your dorm room early … Read more
