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We talk about choosing what to do first, building long-term goals, focusing at home, improving your credit score, and task management overload.
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Timestamps!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:08:37 – Analysis paralysis
0:17:00 – Working from home
0:23:45 – Managing your tasks
0:33:13 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:35:15 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:36:36 – Starting to build your credit
0:51:52 – Prioritizing goals and interests
1:02:28 – Conclusion
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My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank
We talk about choosing what to do first, building long-term goals, focusing at home, improving your credit score, and task management overload.
Skillshare: with thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. You can also get started with a free trial with unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Productivity for Creatives course!) at skillshare.com/inforium.
Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science with Brilliant. Start learning for free at brilliant.org/inforium — and if you're one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.
Big thanks to Skillshare and Brilliant for sponsoring this week's episode!
Show notes and links: theinforium.com/five-questions-1
Follow Thomas:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/tomfrankly
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/tomfrankly
Follow Martin:
Twitter ➔ twitter.com/yomartholomew
Instagram ➔ instagram.com/yomartholomew
Want to listen to the podcast from anywhere? Subscribe to the audio-only feed:
Apple Podcasts ➔ buff.ly/2m3fu9G
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Timestamps!
0:00:00 – Intro
0:08:37 – Analysis paralysis
0:17:00 – Working from home
0:23:45 – Managing your tasks
0:33:13 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:35:15 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:36:36 – Starting to build your credit
0:51:52 – Prioritizing goals and interests
1:02:28 – Conclusion
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Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
collegeinfogeek.com/cast
My book "10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades" is completely free, so check it out if you're interested in improving your grades!
collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: youtube.com/thomasfrank



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Big thanks to Brilliant, FreshBooks, and Audible for sponsoring this weeks episode!
If youve ever wanted to learn to play an instrument, this might be your year. We talk about our experiences with the musical arts.
Show notes and links: https://collegeinfogeek.com/how-to-learn-an-instrument/
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Timestamps!
0:03:43 – Clip: Martin playing the piano and Thomas playing the guitar
0:07:27 – What instruments does Martin play
0:11:17 – How we practice and learn new pieces
0:17:44 – Why learn music theory
0:23:52 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:25:32 – Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks)
0:28:26 – Sponsor: FreshBooks (Managing your invoices)
0:30:03 – What piano should you buy, or where you can use one
0:35:01 – Taking lessons and how Thomas learns guitar
0:43:54 – Breaking down songs and listening to them more attentively
0:50:31 – Conclusion
Find all episodes (including episodes #1-99) of the podcast here:
https://collegeinfogeek.com/cast/
My book 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades is completely free, so check it out if youre interested in improving your grades!
http://collegeinfogeek.com/get-better-grades
Subscribe to my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/thomasfrank How to Learn to Play an Instrument](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qZIeVsnTDmI/mqdefault.jpg)






