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How to Deal with Perfectionism

This is one of things they tell you never to say during an interview when you’re asked to give your greatest weakness, but… I struggle with perfectionism. Where some people are content to leave things at “pretty good” or realize, quite correctly, that most of the little details in their work will likely never even […]

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Grades vs. a “Well-Rounded Education”

In this episode, I chat with my friend Tom Miller about grades. It’s a frequent topic of debate: Should you go to college and focus on just crushing your grades? Or should you eschew perfect grades and instead focus on becoming a “well-rounded, educated person”? Tom majored in both Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy, so he’s got […]

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How (and Why) to Define Your Values

Ever get the feeling that you’re just going through the motions of life without really living? I know I have. A couple months ago, I reached a point where I felt that while I was having success in my academic pursuits and online business endeavors, I still felt…empty. “Why does any of this even matter?” […]

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How to Deal with Rejection (Ep. 83)

Today we’re going to talk about coping with rejection, learning from it, and using it to improve in the future. As you go through life, you’ll face rejection of all kinds: people you find attractive will turn you down, job interviews won’t pan out, and scholarship committees won’t select your application. In this episode, I’ll […]

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Morning Routines (Ep. 81)

There’s something magical about skateboarding through a city at 6:15 AM. Now that we’re halfway through October, the sun barely peaks over the horizon at this time. The stars are still out, it’s a bit chilly, and there’s almost no one out on the roads. For those reasons, skating to the gym is easily my […]

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The Power of Storytelling in Job Interviews

What’s more interesting: a good novel, or a stack of sticky notes that all have “I’m awesome” written on them? This is essentially the difference between people who simply state their qualities in job interviews and those who illustrate those qualities by telling good stories. During an interview, many people will simply say things like, […]

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5 Ways You Can ACTUALLY Increase Your Reading Speed

As a student, I was always fascinated with the prospect of learning to read faster. I read tons of blog posts about speed reading systems, tried all kinds of reading systems, and eventually realized that each of them only made reading exhausting and less and enjoyable. Recently, I started digging into real research on speed […]

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