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Want a look at the process I go through to make videos each week? Ask, and ye shall receive. This has been a pretty common question for a while now, so in today’s episode, I’m going to walk you through the first half of my video creation process. We’ll start with topic capture, brainstorming, and […]
Building new habits can be really tough. Here’s something that’s not so tough, however – grinding levels in Or hunting for legendaries in Video games – especially RPGs – are incredibly good at instilling habits that keep you playing for hours and hours. What if you could attack real-life habit-building challenges with the same levels of motivation? […]
You’re probably aware of this by now, but I make a lot of videos these days. Video is actually my favorite type of content to create at this point; the potential for creative expression through both the actual on-camera delivery and the editing process gives me a lot more ways to make my content fun […]
So here’s a common scenario: You’re taking English 101 or “Freshman English,” or whatever your school calls it, and the professor gives you the following assignment: “For next Friday, I’d like you to write a 1,000 word essay on one of the poems we’ve been studying. MLA format. Please use at least three secondary sources, […]
Mike Vardy of Productivityist is a productivity guru. By his own definition, he’s a productivityist – a productivity enthusiast interested in trying and sharing new apps, strategies, and techniques for getting things done. He co-hosts Workflowing, a weekly discussion on how to live a better life, and do better work while avoiding pitfalls with playing around with […]
Greetings, college hackers! We’re back once again to answer your questions on this episode of the podcast. Every 4th episode of the CIG podcast is a reader Q&A episode, where we take 5 of your questions and answer them while playing a video game and generally getting mad at each other. These episodes are a fun break […]
Want to graduate college debt-free? Listen to this. Shanice Miller is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School, and she didn’t just graduate debt free… she ended up with $10,000 extra from numerous scholarships she was able to win. Like me, Shanice couldn’t rely on her parents for financial support in college. […]
Bud Hennekes is one of the best friends I’ve never actually met in person. He’s also super-passionate and talented dude who has a knack for making connections with amazing people and going all-out to achieve ambitious goals. Having lived in Shanghai, New York City, Missouri, and now Chile, Bud’s packed a ton of experience into his life – […]
Hey, you know what’s not boring? Trying new things. So today we’re trying something new. Since this blog is pretty good-sized, I get a fair amount of questions emailed to me from readers. At the start of January, I also asked everyone on my newsletter if there were any questions I could help them answer […]
During my first year in college, I discovered – among many other things – an amazing app called Evernote. It would only be slightly hyperbolic to say that Evernote is my second brain. Sure, it’s lacking in neurons and glia – but more than any other app or system, Evernote serves as an ultimate repository for information […]