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

We've talked a lot about the job-seeking process, but this time we get to examine things from a different perspective: the company. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: CIG is Looking for an Awesome Writer! The application form's questions #1 The application form's questions #2 How to Crush Job Interviews (Ep. 183) Swim University Swim University YouTube channel Roasty Coffee Roasty Coffee YouTube channel Listen Money Matters How to Finish Homework FAST How to Stop Falling Behind on Your Homework Defy Gravity (Roxine's website) Tom's Impossible List Kurt Gödel Uncertainty principle Medium Typepad Pastebin James Joyce HackCollege How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great (Ep. 178) Good to Great, by James Collins James Collins Charisma on Command YouTube channel Dwight D. Eisenhower Beardbrand Beardbrand YouTube channel Presentation by Eric Bandholz from Beardbrand 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 t

In this 5 questions episode, we talk about video games, language learning, Anki, thinking out loud, and what to do when you don't like your major. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Community Thomas and Martin on Twitter College Info Geek on Twitter The Code Book, by Simon Singh Martin on Goodreads RecUp (iOS) Dropbox Anki (iOS | Android) How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition The Most Powerful Way to Remember What You Study Dear Hank & John podcast So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport Cal Newport College Info Geek's essential books for students Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, by Jenny Blake Pivot (Jenny Blake's website) 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: 0:05:45 - How to submit questions for the pod

A job interview might be all that lies between you and a new life. We talk about how to put your best foot forward so it won't stand in the way. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Resume Tips From a Hiring Director Who Read 10,000 Resumes (Ep. 40) The Power of Storytelling in Job Interviews (Ep. 80) Listen Money Matters 5 Resume Mistakes You Need to Avoid Elon Musk Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance CNBC - How to get hired by Elon Musk The Balance - 28 Behavior Based Job Interview Questions The Balance - Job Interview Questions and Answers U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Salary Negotiation and Student Loan Payoff Tactics (Ep. 38) In-Depth Salary Negotiation Tactics (Ep. 52) Fearless Salary Negotiation Tips With Josh Doody Suitsupply Combatant Gentlemen How to Upgrade Your Wardrobe and Dress Better (Ep. 128) Real Men Real Style YouTube channel Video interview with Dr. Nun S. Amen Ra The Tim Ferriss Show Design Shack - The Importance of a "Leave-Behin

A classroom isn't always the best place to learn a language. We talk about how to study foreign languages on your own time. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: iTalki (If you take a lesson with this, both you and Martin get $10 in lesson credits. Happy learning!) LanguageLearning subreddit's language learning resources Anki (iOS | Android) Forvo (iOS | Android) Duolingo (iOS | Android) Rosetta Stone LanguagePod101 Lang-8 WeSpeke (iOS | Android) MindSnacks (iOS) Heads Up! (iOS | Android) TextFugu Eto Eto WaniKani Poe's law How to Make the Most of Your Language Class (Ep. 162) La Disparition (Original French Edition), by Georges Perec La Disparition / A Void (English Edition), by Georges Perec The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams How I'm Using Twitter To Learn Japanese Mr. Ando of the Woods International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Fluent Forever, by Gabriel Wyner Fluent Forever (Gabriel Wyner's website) Benny Lewis Fluent in 3 Months, by Benny Lewis Fluent in 3 months (Benny Lewis'

Few skills have as much of an effect on your happiness as social skills. We talk a bit about how to build confidence and connect with other humans. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Cortex podcast My Personality Test Results... 16Personalities Test Johnny Depp Avril Lavigne Listen Money Matters Halo effect Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman Elon Musk Mark Zuckerberg Messy Room, Messy Mind How to Be More Confident Than Anyone You Know: 5 Effective Tips How to Be More Confident: 5 Strategies that Worked for Me How Twitter Helped Me Take Myself Seriously Martin on Twitter Collegetopia - How to Approach Anyone with the 3 Second Rule Morgan Freeman Hank Green Logan Paul Ben Affleck Snoop Dogg Reggie Fils-Aimé Epic Rap Battles of History Owen Wilson The Brass Rabbit (Anna's channel) Conan O'Brien AlphaM YouTube channel Real Men Real Style YouTube channel MaleFashionAdvice subreddit Benny Lewis Fluent in 3 months (Benny Lewis's website) Wisecrack Jake Paul Martin's personal website Tom's pe

Despite the fact that college is literally in our name, it's not the only pathway to a happy life. We talk a bit about some alternative routes to success. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Standard Deviation Listen Money Matters The Debt Free, One Year College Alternative Adam Braun Pencils of Promise (Adam Braun's website) MissionU 5 Resume Mistakes You Need to Avoid Broke Busted & Disgusted A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, by Stephen Greenblatt OverDrive (iOS | Android) Codecademy Mike Rowe Profoundly Disconnected (Mike Rowe's website) CNN Money - Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holders CompTIA A+ Microsoft MCSE Cisco CCNA for Routing and Switching Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification How to Test out of College Courses (Ep. 49) Thinkful Course Report App Academy Indeed Indeed - What Do Employers Really Think About Coding Bootcamps? Skillshare (iOS | Android) Udemy (iOS | Android) Coursera (iOS

Here we go once again with the email. In this 5 questions episode, we talk about social media, the overjustification effect, and alarms. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: 5 Questions: Early Networking, Cold Showers, and Morning Routines (Ep. 173) The College Info Geek Community Cal Newport Deep Work, by Cal Newport Thomas and Martin on LinkedIn Evernote Facebook News Feed Eradicator for Facebook (Chrome) Tom's Focus app College Info Geek on Facebook Powlyglot Primitive Technology on YouTube College Info Geek on LinkedIn CPG Grey on YouTube CGP Grey's website CGP Grey's Royal Family video Overjustification Effect Beeminder (iOS | Android) Couch to 5K (iOS | Android) Fitocracy (iOS | Android) Strava (iOS | Android) Circadian Rhythm How to Get to Bed on Time and Stop Losing Sleep The Science Behind Getting Better Sleep (Ep. 124) sleepyti.me Sleep Cycle alarm clock (iOS | Android) How to Wake Up Early and Make It a Habit WebTalentMarketing - How to Change Your Name and Preserve Your SEO How to Be

Some companies are born great, but for those that aren't, what does it take to cross the threshold? We talk about "Good to Great" by Jim Collins. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Good to Great, by James Collins Essentialism, by Greg McKeown How to Learn Faster with the Feynman Technique (Example Included) James C. Collins Alan Wurtzel Good to Great to Gone, by Alan Wurtzel Jim Stockdale Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Essential Books for Students 10 Books EVERY Student Should Read - 2017 Book Recommendations The Fortune 500 list Elon Musk Jeff Bezos Jack Welch Harry S. Truman Khan Academy Salman Khan Walgreens Mint Tom’s guest post on Nerd Fitness Tom’s guest video on How To Adult Sam Walton AlphaM on YouTube FreshBooks Slack Linus Tech Tips on YouTube Jim Henson: The Biography, by Brian Jones 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)

If there's one thing the majority of humans agree on, it's that dating other humans is pretty cool. We talk about the mystic art of managing a relationship. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: History of Our World podcast Disasterpeace's 'Fez' soundtrack 10 Essential Life Skills That Every Student Should Have (Ep. 175) Powlyglot Tinder (iOS) Tinder (Android) Philosophy and Love and Stuff (Ep. 107) Making Friends And Connections As An Introvert (Ep. 47) The Friends Game (Trello system) Real Men Real Style YouTube channel Intercom Patreon The Art of Loving, by Erich Fromm 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: 0:01:59 - Tom and Martin’s relationship stories 0:09:51 - Meeting people and finding a significant other 0:15:36 - Improving yourself to become more attractive 0:19

Gurus, gurus, everywhere, but not a spot to think. We talk about how to sort through productivity advice, so you can actually use it. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Strava (iOS | Android) Goodreads (iOS | Android) The Tim Ferriss Show Nate Hills’ YouTube channel OkDork (Noah Kagan’s website) Tom’s Essential Books list Beeminder (iOS | Android) Tom’s Impossible List James Clear article about avoiding the “second mistake” Habitica (iOS | Android) Martin’s workout app (iOS | Android) Couch to 5K app (iOS | Android) FreshBooks 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: 0:02:25 - Putting productivity tips into practice 0:03:33 - Drinking tea and good old mold 0:05:28 - The 3 stages of skill building and how they affect your progress 0:09:38 - Don’t tell others about your goals 0:11:01

We once promised an episode on life skills, and here it is. These ten skills will give you the foundation you need to tackle almost anything. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Listen Money Matters How to Budget Your Money Without Cutting Coffee (Ep. 174) OkDork (Noah Kagan’s website) 8 Habits of Highly Successful Students Use The Corson Technique When Asking Professors For Help The Ultimate Networking Guide for Introverts Collegetopia - How to Approach Anyone with the 3 Second Rule The Art of Manliness How to Learn Any Skill in Under 20 Hours Google Calendar (iOS) (Android) 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: 0:01:39 - Starting and keeping a conversation going 0:09:26 - Bringing friends into conversations and events 0:13:08 - Showing some interest on the new people you wanna t

Money may be the root of all evil, but it's certainly much easier to do good if you've got it. We talk a bit about budgeting and how we handle our finances. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Mint The Ultimate Guide To Budgeting In College Daily Budget for iOS Daily Budget alternative for Android Tom's net worth tracker Tom's budget modeler Ku Cha House of Tea Listen Money Matters Credit Karma Nerdwallet Nerdwallet - Best College Student Credit Cards of 2017 A Crash Course on How to Start Investing (Even If You’re in Debt) (Ep. 168) How One Recent College Grad Intends to Retire at 40 Mr. Money Mustache 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: 0:00:28 – Some info about the tea 0:02:12 – Defining your financial goals and retiring like Mr. Money Mustache 0:12:44 – Automating payments a

You've got questions, and we've got answers: in this 5 questions episode, we talk about early networking, cold showers, morning routines, and more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Community Thomas and Martin on Twitter Thomas and Martin on Goodreads Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Wizarding World Book Club The Science Behind How Fast Humans Can Read 3 Speed Reading Techniques Examined: Do They Actually Work? 5 Ways You Can ACTUALLY Increase Your Reading Speed WaniKani Kindle Fire 7 Kindle Fire 7 case Evernote Kindle Paperwhite Lapsang souchong tea Imposter syndrome Codecademy TechRepublic Overclock Moo Strava LastPass How To Not Be Dumb On The Internet (Ep. 3) How to Use the Feynman Technique to Learn Faster (With Examples) LinkedIn How to Build Self Discipline - My #1 Exercise Stanford marshmallow experiment Forest Thomas on Instagram Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of

The new semester is upon us! We talk about a few ways to get ready and start things off on the right foot. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Reading Assignments: Crash Course Study Skills #2 Google Calendar Rate My Professors FAFSA Stay Organized and Motivated All Semester with Weekly Productivity Reviews Asana Google Drive Dropbox FreshBooks Model–view–controller Tom's resume Tom's personal website Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) The Path to College, Pt. 3: Becoming College-Ready (Ep. 111) The Ultimate College Packing Checklist What's In My Backpack? - Fall 2017 Edition 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. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You ca

When the internet makes us painfully aware of every opportunity we have, it's easy to be overwhelmed. We talk about how to do less, but better. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Essentialism, by Greg McKeown What We Learned from Reading “Deep Work” (Ep. 140) How to Boost Your Happiness and Hirability with Extracurriculars (Ep. 170) James Clear - Avoid the Second Mistake Martin's tablet (Kindle Fire 7) CGP Grey American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road Thomas on Goodreads Martin on Goodreads Thomas on Instagram 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. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Friends, fun, networking, resumes: what can't be improved by the right club or side-project? We talk about extracurriculars and how to choose them. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Scintillation From CEOs to Opera Singers – How to Harness the "Superstar Effect" Luciano Pavarotti performing Nessun Dorma Juan Diego Flórez performing Granada Toastmasters FreshBooks Powlyglot (Martin's old language blog) 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. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

We talk a lot about nonfiction, but is that all we read? We go over why fiction's worth taking seriously, along with a few of our favorite books. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Tom's Books: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson Logicomix, by Apostolos Doxiadis The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky Martin's Books: The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures, by Gene Yang, Michael DiMartino, and Bryan Konietzko (also see The Promise, which takes place after the series) Other links: Tom on Goodreads Martin on Goodreads Crash Course Tom's Impossible List How Ben Franklin Structured His Day The Procrastination Equation: An In-Depth Breakdown (Ep. 167) How to Make Consistent Progress on Your Goal

The secret to investing is: start now. But obviously it’s not that easy. We go over different kinds of investments and how to get started sooner. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Listen Money Matters Betterment Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Is a Lousy Retirement Investing Strategy Does Dollar Cost Averaging Make Sense For Investors? How a 1% Fee Could Cost Millennials $590,000 in Retirement Savings This is how many fund managers actually beat index funds Compound Interest Calculator FreshBooks 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. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Banish your procrastination habits, one variable at a time. Here are our thoughts on "The Procrastination Equation" and how to apply it to your own life. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The Procrastination Equation, by Piers Steel Quiz - How much of a procrastinator are you? Quiz - Which motivation variables affect you most? (If Expectancy

In this episode, we talk about six lessons we took from "The Personal MBA", by Josh Kaufman. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Podcast on YouTube The Personal MBA, by Josh Kaufman Chalkboard/whiteboard laptop stickers Derek Sivers' book reviews Derek Sivers' review of The Personal MBA CDBaby Zappos Suit Supply Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber Cold Turkey Writer What We Learned from Reading “Deep Work” (Ep. 140) Charisma on Command FreshBooks Crackbook Chrome extension Tom's Instagram Tube Buddy 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. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!