Monday Master Class: How to Peform a Post-Exam Post-Mortem
Dweck’s Chemistry Students In her recent book, Mindset, Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck describes a study that followed a group of college students through a difficult … Read more
Weekend Links: Self-Knowledge, Less Info Clutter, and Disturbing Photos
Interesting links from around the web to help you through your weekend Study Hacks withdrawal… A Collection of Links Stronger than Tom Brady’s Ankle Living … Read more
The Steve Martin Method: A Master Comedian’s Advice for Becoming Famous
In typical Friday fashion, I’m taking a detour from the college-specific advice to tackle something larger, more philosophic, and, quite frankly, something well beyond my … Read more
Q & A: Studying with Kirstie Alley, Decoding the Quarter System, and Coping with Early Classes
From the reader mailbag: I read a lot about improving study habits, but I have never come across anything that deals with the emotional aspect. … Read more
Monday Master Class: Form a Productivity Junta
Franklin’s Friends In 1727, Benjamin Franklin gathered a group of friends into an organization he called the Junta. They met regularly for conversation and to … Read more
Weekend Links: E-mail Bugs, Slacker Freshmen, and the Mythology Behind Good Will Hunting
Interesting links from around the web to help you through your weekend Study Hacks withdrawal… Links. Lots of Links. Did I Mention Links? Hairy and … Read more
The Straight-A Method: A Simple Framework For Conquering College
Advice, Advice, Everywhere… Students often ask me how they should sift through all the advice on this blog in order to implement a simple system … Read more
The Science of Procrastination: Researchers Tackle Willpower and our Ability to Control it
The Willpower Mystery We all know the feeling. Some days, you have a project you know you need to work on, but find it impossible … Read more
