The 21st century opened the gate to the Information Era. We live in a time of rapid technological advancement. Computer science is developing faster than ever before, and more and more people are becoming “technologically literate”. It is safe to say that, in many ways, technology has made our lives drastically easier. However, this comes […]

Maybe you’ve pushed things off, delayed, and even put them off so long that you won’t be able to do them on time. This could be influencing your work, home, family, friendships, and other aspects of your life, causing you to experience more stress and anxiety than is required. You might not even realize how […]

Attending college outside of one’s home country is often pursued by students seeking access to stellar institutions and educational resources. Whether you are looking to attend a foreign college to study economic mobility, applied arts, or another area of study, here are four tips for applying for college successfully as an international student. 1. Score […]

The time has come to jump back into Robert Cialdini’s . This time, we’re talking about the wisdom of the crowd. Like both of the mental tricks we’ve covered so far in this series, following the rule of social proof is a good idea. But like all good things, it can backfire when you least […]

We’ve talked on this podcast before about the benefits of going beyond your classwork — Tom started College Info Geek and went to business clubs, I had my language blog and built websites. But what about clubs in general? Is juggling club worth having, or is it a frivolous waste of time? Which clubs can […]

We talk a lot about nonfiction on this podcast. We’ve covered The Procrastination Equation, Deep Work, The Productivity Project, and many others. But is there a place in our busy schedules for fiction? Do we read for fun? Absolutely. Few things make me as happy as reading. I grew up a voracious reader, even going […]

Business, business, business. Say what you will, it drives much of the world we know. Sure, we’re both graduates of a business major, but today we’re going over a book filled with lessons and concepts from business that can be useful for almost anyoneю This is also our first video episode! If you like, you […]

Alright, it’s time for class introductions. Give us your name, your major, and one interesting thing about you. “Hello, I’m John Smith, I’m majoring in Accounting, and I … like to watch Netflix?” Yeah, you and everyone else, buddy. First impressions are important, so naturally the need to make a good impression on the 100+ […]

On this week’s episode, some ancient philosophers have apparently discovered the secrets of time travel. Being wise philosophers from several different historical epochs, they realized that the best possible thing to do with time travel powers would be to send questions to two random podcasters from Iowa. Those questions include: What kind of useful, specific skills […]

A while ago I saw a video called Life Explained in 27 Seconds. This gist of that video is that life is like a treadmill. If you walk, you’ll stay where you are. If you stop moving, you fall behind and everything basically goes to hell. And, of course, you have to sprint to get […]