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

Summary: Thomas Frank from College Info Geek dives in to the strategies and tactics that the best students use to be awesome at college. Learn how to study better, hack your habits to learn more in less time and be more productive, build a personal brand that will make you insanely attractive to the companies you actually want to work for, and get tips to pay off your student debt fast and start making money. Whether you know your university like the back or your hand, or you can't even find your classes, this podcast will help you become an awesome student.

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Podcasts:

 Quitting Your Job to Work for Yourself (Ep. 95) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:22:28

So you want to quit your job: maybe you've got a business idea, maybe you want to freelance, or maybe you just hate it and don't really have a plan. How do you go about it? How much do you need in savings? Today's episode is all about that.

 What It Takes to Get Into Medical School (Ep. 94) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:50:36

Hoping to go to med school and become a doctor? This episode is ALL about that process. Today I'm talking with my friend Ryan Gray, who is a doctor and the founder of Medical School HQ.

 Reading Faster: The Science Behind What Works... and What Doesn't (Ep. 93) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:40:36

Let's dig deep into the science of reading. On this episode, I'm talking with Liz Schotter - a postgraduate student in psychology, and one of the most active researchers in the area of eye-tracking and speed reading today.

 How to Turn Your Life Into a Video Game (Ep. 92) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:09:48

Steve Kamb from Nerd Fitness talks with me about setting goals, building systems that keep you accountable to your goals, and essentially transforming your life into a video game.

 The Worst Thing You Can Do for Your Productivity (Ep. 91) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:17:34

My friend Chris Bailey from A Life of Productivity is back on the show to talk more about productivity with me.

 How to Pay Off $15,000 in Student Debt... By Living in an RV (Ep. 90) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:40:50

In this episode, I talk with Heath Padgett - a guy who decided to buy an RV with his wife just a couple years after college and work an hourly job in all 50 U.S. states. Afterwards, they stayed in the RV - and paid off $15,000 of student debt in a year!

 Jedi Councils - No Star Wars Spoilers, I Promise (Ep. 89) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:39

I don't like the term "mastermind group", so I'm choosing to use Jedi Council instead. Whatever you like to call them, Jedi Councils are really beneficial. Today's episode goes over the story of how each of my councils was formed.

 Improving Brain Function Using Music Created by Robots (Ep. 88) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:43

Should you study with music or not? I get this question a lot, so today I'm talking with some of the most qualified people possible - the founders of Brain.fm, a startup that creates AI-generated music to improve focus, energy - and even sleep.

 You Need to Do a Reset (Ep. 87) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:38

This episode is about taking time to hit the reset button on your productivity and time management systems - and even on your brain. I did this recently, and the result were immediate. Let's talk about that.

 “How Long Should it Take to Get Good at My Job?” (Ep. 86) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:52:38

I love this episode, but I sure as heck don't know how to market it. It's a long conversation that touches on a ton of topics - one of which is an answer to the question many students/new grads have: "How long should it take to get good at my job?"

 Tips for Speeches and Presentations (Ep. 85) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:33:58

How do you design and deliver presentations that don't make your audience break out those weird neck pillow things? Let's talk about that.

 Grades vs. a “Well-Rounded Education” (Ep. 84) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:16

What's more important, getting good grades or getting a "well-rounded education"? Is there really a difference? How much should you focus on your coursework in college? In this episode, my friend Tom Miller and I discuss these questions.

 How to Deal with Rejection (Ep. 83) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:02

Getting rejected is part of life, and so it learning to deal with it. Today I'll share some experiences I've had with rejection, why they happened, and what I learned from them.

 5 Reader Questions: Dealing with Setbacks, Tiredness, and Dream Job Selection (Ep. 82) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:21

Martin joins me once again on this reader Q&A episode to tackle questions on dealing with setbacks and failure, workouts and tiredness, selecting a dream job, and more.

 Morning Routines (Ep. 81) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:39

I'm with my friend Zach Sexton once again, this time to talk about morning routines. Zach goes through his with his girlfriend, while I'm a lone wolf with mine. Today we'll talk about each of our routines, sticking to them, and common pitfalls.

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