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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 […]
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 […]
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?” […]
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 […]
Let’s answer more questions! Once again, I’m joined by my friend and roommate Martin Boehme to play some games and offer our perspectives on five questions from readers. Martin hasn’t been on the show since episode 42, so it’s fun to have him back. In this episode, we’ll tackle questions about: How to choose a […]
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 […]
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, […]
If you’ve been keeping up with the videos on my YouTube channel recently, you probably know that I like to dabble in animation. The best example so far is probably the animation I created about halfway through my first speed-reading video, which illustrated the fact that people tend to fixate on more content words than […]
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 […]
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 […]