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Daily Education: Looking Up From the Gutter: Philosophy and Popular Culture | Chronicle.com

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:02:02 -0500

Daily Education: Looking Up From the Gutter: Philosophy and Popular Culture | Chronicle.com

How to Solve Hard Problem Sets Without Staying Up All Night | Study Hacks

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:46:31 -0500

How to Solve Hard Problem Sets Without Staying Up All Night | Study Hacks

What’s the M Matter - Part 2 | UniversityBlog

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:45:05 -0500

What’s the M Matter - Part 2 | UniversityBlog

4 Ways to Radically Improve your Chances of Academic Success | GearFire Student Productivity

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:42:45 -0500

4 Ways to Radically Improve your Chances of Academic Success | GearFire Student Productivity

Answer Syndrome: Quick And Dirty Research With Google Book | Lifehacker

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:14:00 -0500

Answer Syndrome: Quick And Dirty Research With Google Book | Lifehacker:

I’ve been meaning to write something up like this for ages, but Lifehacker beat me to it!

Google Books is a godsend for tracking down certain types of information, and I often use it to track down quotes I can’t quite place even in a book I own.

NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month | DIY Life

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:10:07 -0500

NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month | DIY Life: I know quite a few people who do this every year. Personally, the very thought of this scares the bejeesus out of me - but, we all do things in different ways and this may be just the sort of thing many of you would like. So follow the link and find out more about National Novel Writing Month.

Concentration strategies for students | 43 Folders

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:01:46 -0500

Concentration strategies for students | 43 Folders

Study Hacks » The Art of Stealth Studying: How To Earn a 4.0 With Only 1.0 Hours of Work

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:30:13 -0500

Study Hacks » The Art of Stealth Studying: How To Earn a 4.0 With Only 1.0 Hours of Work: Imagine only having to study for one hour the day before a test? No more stress. No more long nights.

Improving Academic Presentation Style | 43 Folders

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:05:00 -0500

Improving Academic Presentation Style | 43 Folders: Looks like some interesting discussion pertinent to many of us going on over at Merlin Mann’s 43 folders.

"If everything works correctly, technology is incredibly empowering. But that ‘IF’ is an enormous..."

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:04:01 -0500

“If everything works correctly, technology is incredibly empowering. But that ‘IF’ is an enormous uncertainty. When technology starts to run our lives it can become detrimental to our happiness and productivity.”

- How to Hold a Clear and Quiet Mind Against High Tech Distractions | PickTheBrain

Do you suffer from bad luck? | lifehack.org

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:33:06 -0500

Do you suffer from bad luck? | lifehack.org:

Generally speaking, this is right on. Very little can damn a person better than thinking it’s everyone and everything else’s fault (even when it is.) Why? Because for something to be useful in this context, you need to be able to do something about it. Does your professor suck? Sure. But them sucking doesn’t let you off the hook - you’re still responsible for learning the content.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Locus of control and confidence are very vital aspects of success. Unfortunately, they are also exploited by many “self-help” gurus so that a coherent discussion of them is nearly impossible.

Simplifying Our Lives: Is It A Lost Cause? » Organize IT

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:11:33 -0500

Simplifying Our Lives: Is It A Lost Cause? » Organize IT: Definitely worth a think. I wonder about this a great deal myself.

Latin Lovers Flock to Vicipaedia - Chronicle.com

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:17:20 -0500

Latin Lovers Flock to Vicipaedia - Chronicle.com: I think this is simply brilliant. Latin is such an amazing language, it’s a shame it has disappeared so thoroughly.