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
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
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
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 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
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
How I Stay Organized I post a lot of articles on student productivity. As followers of the Straight-A Method understand, I don’t mean to suggest … Read more
The Schedule That Wasn’t There I had an interesting conversation last week. A friend asked about my schedule for the rest of the semester. “I … Read more
