The College Info Geek Podcast: Study Tips & Advice For Students

We've decided we want houses, and it turns out we're not alone. But with buying a house being such a huge undertaking, where do we start? We talk about what we've been thinking about so far in our quest to leave the apartment life behind. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Numbeo Zillow Listen Money Matters Radius Calculator Personal Finance subreddit How to Buy a House guide by Michael Bluejay Home Buying for Dummies, by Eric Tyson NerdWallet's Home Affordability Calculator How to Budget Your Money Without Cutting Coffee (Ep. 174) Backblaze Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:15 - General overview of what this series will be about 0:05:19 - Our reasons for owning a house and why we moved 0:27:07 - Doing the research and not getting too attached 0:29:53 - Sponsor: Backblaz

Feeling ready for finals? We talk through the 12-step exam preparation checklist found in Barbara Oakley's "A Mind for Numbers." Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: A Mind of Numbers, by Barbara Oakley Richard Felder Learning How to Learn on Coursera Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell The Science Behind Reading Speed Do Speed Reading Apps & Techniques Really Work? 5 Ways to Read Faster That ACTUALLY Work Reading Faster: The Science Behind What Works… and What Doesn’t (Ep. 93) Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber Soonish, by Zach Weinersmith and Kelly Weinersmith How to Find a Mentor (Ep. 203) Dale R. Corson “How Long Should it Take to Get Good at My Job?” (Ep. 86) Learned Helplessness (Ep. 99) How to Memorize Any Number EASILY with the Major System The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202) Deep Work: How to Focus and Resist Distractions (Ep. 100) Koo

Ready for the next level, but not sure how to get there? Maybe you need to find yourself a mentor. We talk about what it means to be a mentor and how to find one. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain Neil deGrasse Tyson Standard Broadcast Star Talk podcast Marques Brownlee on YouTube Wendover Productions on YouTube Listen Money Matters The Ultimate College Debate Roundtable How to Save Money in College Round Table Peter Drucker Winning, by Jack Welch Weapons of Influence #4: Liking (Ep. 195) Steve Kamb Nerd Fitness Benny Lewis Fluent in 3 months Caleb Wojcik Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:06:09 - What exactly is a mentor 0:20:08 - How to and how not to find mentors 0:32:22 - Mastermind groups (or Jedi councils) 0:37:59 - Criticisms

Winners never quit, right? Well, no. According to Seth Godin's 'The Dip,' winners quit plenty of things. They just know which things to quit, leaving them to focus their energies on better things. So, which things should you quit? Let's find out. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Podcast on Spotify The Dip, by Seth Godin Essentialism, by Greg McKeown Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Gary Vaynerchuk's website CaseyNeistat on YouTube 6 Ways to Have a Productive Summer Break How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great (Ep. 178) Listen Money Matters Anna on Instagram Elon Musk on Wikipedia Stephen King on Wikipedia J. K. Rowling on Wikipedia Pivot, by Jenny Blake The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:0

In this 5 questions episode, we talk about studying with music, making new connections, estimating how long a task will take, staying productive in winter, and what to do when you're overwhelmed. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Podcast on Spotify Spark, by John Ratey AlphaM on YouTube How to Plan Out Your Year (Ep. 200) Productive Breaks, Avoiding Multitasking, & Intimidating Professors (Ep. 112) Rainy Mood Brain.fm Mahmoud Awad's Dance To Death Tom’s Sunday Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on YouTube The Dip, by Seth Godin Quartz's My Husband And I Have Nothing In Common article The Brass Rabbit on YouTube (Anna’s channel) Beeminder Blog's Pomodoro Poker article How to Stop Procrastinating and Focus: A Guide to the Pomodoro Technique Essentialism, by Greg McKeown Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Audible Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources pa

It's almost March now, so quite a few New Year's resolutions have probably fallen through already. But that doesn't mean it's too late to do something worth being proud of. We talk about how to really plan out your year. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Weapons of Influence #6: Scarcity (Ep. 199) Bearmaggedon Axe Cop Duolingo (iOS | Android) Tom's Reading Challenge Good Calories, Bad Calories, by Gary Taubes Gary Taubes The Cuckoo's Egg, by Clifford Stoll Clifford Stoll David Mitchell TextFugu Momentum (iOS) HabitBull (iOS | Android) Habitica (iOS | Android) How to Make a Final Exam Study Schedule Todoist (iOS | Android) Tom's Impossible List A Crash Course on How to Start Investing (Even If You’re in Debt) (Ep. 168) Gary Vaynerchuk's website Tom's Spotify Playlist Tom's YouTube Playlist Brilliant Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up t

We look one final time at Robert Cialdini's "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" to talk about why you really don't know what you have until it's gone. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186) Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency (Ep. 189) Weapons of Influence #3: Social Proof (Ep. 193) Weapons of Influence #4: Liking (Ep. 195) Weapons of Influence #5: Authority (Ep. 197) Packing for Mars, by Mary Roach Mary Roach Psychological reactance Hello Internet podcast Kurt Vonnegut David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell Future Library Streisand effect Barbra Streisand Beyoncé Gary Vaynerchuk $20,000 Black Lotus RXBAR Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by sta

Classes may seem like they take forever, but four years really isn't that long in the grand scheme of things. We talk about fourteen of the nearly limitless options for spending your time in school, so you can make the most of your college experience. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: How to Automate Your Life (Ep. 194) Elgato Stream Deck AutoHotkey Actualized.org YouTube channel Xero Powlyglot JCPenney Express How the Heck Do I Study Abroad? (Ep. 101) Study Advice From A Medical Student (Ep. 26) What It Takes to Get Into Medical School (Ep. 94) Brilliant Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:09:10 - Choosing majors and doing extra activities 0:16:52 - Joining clubs and managing your free time 0:23:52 - Committees and not putting everything in your resume 0:26:59 - Sponsor: Br

We dive back into Robert Cialdini's "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion," to talk a bit about why it's so easy to follow the leader, even when you know you shouldn't. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: How To Subscribe To The Podcast Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186) Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency (Ep. 189) Weapons of Influence #3: Social Proof (Ep. 193) Weapons of Influence #4: Liking (Ep. 195) Elgato Green Screen Elgato Game Capture HD60 Elgato Stream Deck AutoHotkey Spotify (iOS | Android) Podcast Addict (Android) Pocket Casts (iOS | Android) Milgram experiment Bruce Lee How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great (Ep. 178) Catch Me If You Can (2002), on Rotten Tomatoes Catch Me If You Can, by Frank Abagnale Frank Abagnale Change My View subreddit Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps

In this 5 questions episode, we talk about the iPad Pro, Pomodoro breaks, filming, motivation, and whether audio books are as effective as traditional reading. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Alex French Guy Cooking YouTube channel iPad Pro 12.9" (Amazon | Apple) Apple Pencil (Amazon | Apple) Nebo (iOS | Android) Evernote (iOS | Android) Rocketbook (Everlast | Wave | Color) Rocketbook (iOS | Android) iJustine YouTube channel Bear (Mac | iOS) Simplenote (iOS | Android) Duolingo (iOS | Android) Tide (iOS | Android) Audible (iOS | Android) Princess Diaries, by Meg Cabot Meg Cabot The Cuckoo's Egg, by Clifford Stoll Clifford Stoll Weapons of Influence #4: Liking (Ep. 195) Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini The Martian, by Andy Weir Andy Weir * Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline Ernest Cline Wil Wheaton Anathem, by Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell Reamde, by Neal Stephenson The

In part four of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about the link between persuasion and being likable. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186) Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency (Ep. 189) Weapons of Influence #3: Social Proof (Ep. 193) Joe Girard A Master Class on Buying a Car – Part 1 (Ep. 69) A Master Class on Buying a Car – Part 2 (Ep. 70) The Science Behind First Impressions: How The Halo Effect Can Lend You Instant Credibility Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman Brilliant Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:05:53 - How we are influenced by people and things we like 0:18:28 - Being associated wi

When it comes to removing regular tasks from your life, you have four choices: Do, Delegate, Delete, or Automate. We talk a bit about that last one, including things we've automated in our own lives and how to find automation candidates in yours. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Does Drinking Coffee Dehydrate You? TP-Link Smart Plug Philips Hue White Smart Bulb Starter Kit Etekcity Wireless Remote Light Switch Evernote (iOS | Android) Mise en place Asana (iOS | Android) Todoist (iOS | Android) Sikuli Script Lazy Innovation Chronicles: How I Got Paid to Watch Netflix xkcd - Is It Worth the Time? Clipboard Help + Spell aText Cooked documentary on Netflix MissionU Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:52 - Thoughts on tea and staying hydrated 0:09:22 - General view of automat

In part three of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about why you shouldn't always follow the wisdom of the crowd. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186) Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency (Ep. 189) HuffPost - The Jonestown Massacre Binging with Babish YouTube channel Do You Even Meditate? (Ep. 188) Bystander effect Pluralistic ignorance Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky Listen Money Matters The Telegraph - Rapper 50 Cent makes $10m after plugging stock on Twitter The Bad Crypto Podcast Brilliant Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:12 - What is social

We ring in the new year with a conversation about how to get into the world of cooking, just in time to fuel all of your health-related resolutions. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Fat Sick and Nearly Dead The Science of Cooking, by Dr. Stuart Farrimond Dr. Stuart Farrimond's website Jamie Oliver YouTube channel Jamie Oliver's Dream School Knife Skills video The Martian, by Andy Weir Blue Apron Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain MyFridgeFood Supercook Kitchn - How To Make Fruit Clafoutis Gordon Ramsay YouTube channel Alex French Guy Cooking YouTube channel Wranglerstar YouTube channel Good Calories, Bad Calories, by Gary Taubes Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Tramontina 80116/007DS Gourmet Stainless Steel Fry Pan Cuisinart MCP22-30HCN MultiClad Pro Skillet EZ Tofu Press Evernote (iOS | Android) Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana Ukrainian Red Borscht Soup Mise en place Gordon Ramsay's Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon Recipe video Eating Cheaply,

Happy New Year, almost! We break from our normal list of topics to talk about what we've been up to in 2017 and how this year has helped us grow. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: How to Set Goals You’ll ACTUALLY Stick To Real Men Real Style YouTube channel AlphaM YouTube channel How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards 8 Better Ways to Make and Study Flash Cards John Green The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green Crash Course YouTube channel John Green's What OCD Is Like video CaseyNeistat YouTube channel Listen Money Matters Crash Course Study Skills playlist Crash Course World History playlist The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss Patrick Rothfuss The Great Passage, by Shion Miura The Code Book, by Simon Singh Simon Singh Elon Musk Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance Ashlee Vance Jeff Bezos The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, by Brad Stone Brad Stone Steve Jobs Steve Jobs,

Starting a business can seem daunting, but don't let that keep you from your million-dollar idea. Here's what's behind the scenes of entrepreneurship. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: TurboTax Ustream FreshBooks Xero Wave Accounting ScanBot (iOS | Android) Evernote (iOS | Android) Evernote Scannable (iOS) Pat Flynn Shake (iOS | Android) Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain Steve Jobs Lessons from The Personal MBA (Ep. 166) The Personal MBA, by Josh Kaufman Josh Kaufman Every Frame a Painting Medium - Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting Project management triangle Storyblocks Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:03:09 - Tom and Martin's experiences with entrepreneurship 0:10:02 - The different types of businesses 0:25:12 - Managing your income and expense

In part two of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about why sticking to your guns isn't always the smartest thing to do. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186) Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain Listen Money Matters Bitcoin subreddit Mark Manson - Living In The Age of Outrage Less Wrong - Belief as Attire Why You Shouldn't Tell People About Your Goals Rule #1 About Your Goals: You Do Not Talk About Your Goals! Tom's 25 pages per day challenge Anchor StoryBlocks Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:00:55 - Establishing your public image 0:08:12 - The importance of consistency and mental shortcuts 0:11:37 - Defining fi

You've probably heard about meditation, but does it really work? We talk about why simply sitting and breathing might change your life for the better. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius Kaihōgyō Zafu Meditation Cushion Bamboo Meditation Kneeling Bench Zabuton Meditation Cushions Thai Fisherman Pants Alan Watts The Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards 8 Better Ways to Make and Study Flash Cards Real Engineering Brain.fm Headspace (iOS | Android) Asian Efficiency - My Brain's Stronger Than Your Brain Loving-kindness Meditation Vipassana Meditation Lion's Roar - How to Practice Zazen AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE's Scientific Power of Meditation video Ensō (iOS) Calm (iOS | Android) Meditation music on Spotify Storyblocks Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (Wh

The internet can be a dangerous place, but it doesn't have to be. We talk about how to mitigate risk and stay safe in the digital age. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: How To Not Be Dumb On The Internet (Ep. 3) Dyson sphere Freeman Dyson Quantum cryptography Brute-force attack ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange Random ize - How Long to Hack my Password Dictionary attack 1Password LastPass KeePass Multi-factor authentication Universal 2nd Factor Two Factor Auth How-To Geek - What's the Best Antivirus for Windows 10? Malwarebytes NetworkWorld - How Adblock Plus could work as malware protection uBlock Origin (Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Edge) AdBlock (Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Edge) AdBlock Plus (Chrome | Firefox | Opera | Edge) Cryptanalysis of the Enigma Wired Medium - Getting Hacked As An Internet Creator boogie2988 YouTube channel Ghost in the Wires, by Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick Catch Me If You Can, by Frank Abagnale Frank Abagnale Phishing Forwards From Grandma su

The art of persuasion comes in many forms. We talk about the first of six lessons from Robert Cialdini's "Influence": the rule of reciprocation. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini Robert Cialdini How People Manipulate You: The 6 Principles of Influence Indo Board Balance Board Original with Roller Man on Wire (2008), on Rotten Tomatoes The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield Steven Pressfield The War of Art (Ep. 161) Price Intelligently - Price Anchoring to Optimize Your Pricing Strategy J.C. Penney Suitsupply Room&Board Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber David Graeber Alvin Ward Gouldner Lessons from The Personal MBA (Ep. 166) Hardcore History podcast Dan Carlin MoneyLab's "Email Page" Jeff Bezos Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Gee