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Social media sites offer quick and easy ways to share ideas, crack jokes, find old friends. They can make us feel part of something big and wonderful and fast-moving. But the things we post don't go away. And they can come back to haunt us. This week, we explore how one teenager's social media posts destroyed a golden opportunity he'd worked for all his life.
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Feeling ready for finals? We talk through the 12-step exam preparation checklist found in Barbara Oakley's "A Mind for Numbers."
Full show notes
Things mentioned in this episode:
A Mind of Numbers, by Barbara Oakley
Richard Felder
Learning How to Learn on Coursera
Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
The Science Behind Reading Speed
Do Speed Reading Apps & Techniques Really Work?
5 Ways to Read Faster That ACTUALLY Work
Reading Faster: The Science Behind What Works… and What Doesn’t (Ep. 93)
Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber
Soonish, by Zach Weinersmith and Kelly Weinersmith
How to Find a Mentor (Ep. 203)
Dale R. Corson
“How Long Should it Take to Get Good at My Job?” (Ep. 86)
Learned Helplessness (Ep. 99)
How to Memorize Any Number EASILY with the Major System
The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202)
Deep Work: How to Focus and Resist Distractions (Ep. 100)
Koofers
Backblaze
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Timestamps:
0:03:03 - Checklist overview and interleaving your studies
0:09:51 - Tackling reading assignments
0:17:05 - Working on problems with classmates
0:24:56 - Participating in group discussions
0:29:05 - Sponsor: Backblaze
0:32:26 - Asking teachers for help
0:36:30 - Making sure you understand the problem solutions
0:45:05 - Asking for clarification when you're confused
0:50:19 - Going through a study guide
0:53:27 - Not spending enough time on the actual math
0:54:38 - Quizzing classmates about the study guide
0:56:26 - Going to review sessions
0:57:31 - Getting enough sleep before a test
1:03:33 - Additional suggestions
1:05:48 - Conclusion
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In this episode, I go over some strategies to hack your fitness in college - how to get started if you're a beginner, how to make working out less boring, and how to keep yourself motivated. I also go over some specific tools and resources I use in my own fitness efforts.
Full show notes
Things mentioned in this episode:
NerdFitness.com
BodyBuilding.com forums
DDR machine locations
Home DDR pad on Amazon
Stepmania
Zenius-i-Vanisher simfile directory
Fitocracy
College Info Geeks Fitocracy group
Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.
You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter.
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Actress/Friend Rose McIver joins us to discuss dating down under and dangerous fish!
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Our first episode! We hope you like it. This episode includes advice on asking out your barista at Starbucks, and other sticky situations...
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“The truth is down there, and you’ve got to go down and dig for it.” We trace Caleb’s descent into YouTube, inch by inch.
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A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.
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What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online.
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‘This is a time to practise radical acceptance.’ In today’s Mindvalley Podcast, Vishen will be conversing with a very special individual in the world of philosophy, business and personal growth...whom he refers to as his personal Yoda - Professor Srikumar Rao. And he has some revolutionary ideas about how to be your happiest self and how to really tackle this anxiety-producing COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen out for: Srikumar’s logical and emotional approach if you’re feeling scared right now.
The story of the Russian pilgrim and how it can help you find wellbeing despite world-wide suffering.
The concept of being ‘Radiantly Alive’ and how to embody it.
How you can use your awareness as a flashlight to focus on serving those around you.
The power of gratitude to change your pandemic perspective.
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‘We now need a new toolkit to help us regain that lost focus and the ability to concentrate.’ At this strange time, we can’t deny that there’s LOTS of things causing us anxiety. Surprisingly, a huge percentage of people voted ‘procrastination’ as one of their biggest concerns. In this Mindvalley Podcast, we’re joined by focus and motivation expert Nir Eyal to give you a helping hand towards productivity with some practical tips you can start using right now.
Listen out for: The Time Boxing Technique - Deciding what you’re doing and when you’ll be doing it.
How to use The 3 -DDD- Steps to Overcome Distraction - Determine, Decide, Do.
The 10 Minute Rule - Surfing whatever your urge may be before giving into temptation.
Why To-Do Lists may be killing your productivity and what to do instead.
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