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Today we wrap up our Path to College series with a final episode on how to become college-ready. What does that mean, exactly? When I was high schooler trying to prepare for college, I basically equated “college-ready” to “becoming an adult.” As my senior year drew to a close, I spent a good amount of time […]
Let’s talk about the sleep schedule for a second. In a perfect world (as far as your body’s concerned), you’d go to bed when you feel tired, and you’d wake up naturally without needing an alarm. You’d let your sleep schedule be dictated by your body’s two sleep regulation systems: sleep-wake homeostasis, which acts like a sort […]
In the Japanese language, there’s a word we have no equivalent for in English – which literally means the act of buying books and letting them pile up, unread. Let me tell you, I’ve got my game on lock. Every time I set foot in a bookstore, I can’t stop myself from buying a new book – […]
Ever wondered how freelance writers get accepted to write for huge sites – and get paid for it? On today’s episode my guest is Aja Frost, an English major who does exactly that in her spare time between classes. Aja began writing for fun shortly after starting her freshman year at Cal Poly San Luis […]
This week, my friend Martin and I are discussing the books that did the most to change our lives. Each of us tried to pick four books (though Martin ended up with five, which is fair because I’ve read the last one). Some were influential in many ways; other might have had just one simple […]
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 […]
If you want to get a better grade on your next test or quiz, you should write a number between 1 and 5 beside each question. This episode of the podcast will explain why. A while ago, I created a video about why changing test answers is usually a good idea, which was a conclusion […]
I’ve done a lot of research on speed reading in the past couple of weeks. Coincidentally, so has my friend Zach Sexton (who was on the show back in episode 28) – though, as it turns out, we’ve been coming at it from opposite angles. Zach has been trying to read more books, so he’s […]
The idea that you can learn to “speed read” – that is, learn to drastically increase your reading speed and plow through more books than you ever thought possible – has been around for a long time. You’ll probably see a flyer on campus at some point during college advertising a speed reading seminar, making […]
Every time I get an email from a student who failed a class or a test and wants to know if they’ll ever be successful, the first thing I write is this: Failure exists in the past. Some failures follow you. Some can restrict your future choices. But most don’t spell game over. Failing a […]