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
The Tasty Ingredients in my Productivity Secret Sauce
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
Monday Master Class: How to Reduce Stress and Get More Done By Building an Autopilot Schedule
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
Weekend Links: Live to 100, Conquer Anxiety, Balance Ambition with Relaxation and Start a Project Log
Interesting links from around the web to help you through your weekend Study Hacks withdrawal… Links that I like better than UCLA because they didn’t … Read more
Q & A: Can a Relaxed Student Get into Grad School?
Grad School Without Ulcers I recently received an insightful collection of questions from a Study Hacks reader. In short, he was trying to reconcile my … Read more
An Open Letter to Students Waiting for Their College Admissions Decisions
Dear Student, It’s April. If you’re a high school senior, this means college admission decision season. Fat envelopes will soon be arriving. Though, as I … Read more
