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Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/reader-qa-23
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Timestamps!
0:05:24 – How does we decide which goals to work on next
0:22:06 – When your significant other does not have the same priorities you do
0:35:17 – Sponsor: Chegg (Saving money on textbooks)
0:37:41 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:39:19 – Thoughts on overly strict and demanding parents
0:49:16 – Dealing with negative emotions when going through a rough time
0:55:27 – Improving your mathematical skills
1:07:30 – Conclusion
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Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science with Brilliant. Start learning for free at brilliant.org/collegeinfogeek — and if you're one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription.
Get step-by-step solutions to textbook problems and more with Chegg Study. Get $5 off your first month at chegg.com/cig.
Big thanks to Brilliant and Chegg for sponsoring this week's episode!
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/reader-qa-23
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Timestamps!
0:05:24 – How does we decide which goals to work on next
0:22:06 – When your significant other does not have the same priorities you do
0:35:17 – Sponsor: Chegg (Saving money on textbooks)
0:37:41 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:39:19 – Thoughts on overly strict and demanding parents
0:49:16 – Dealing with negative emotions when going through a rough time
0:55:27 – Improving your mathematical skills
1:07:30 – 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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Lifelong gamer and Nintendo fanboy Martin started this year with the unthinkable: an entire month without video games. We talk about what he learned.
Show notes and links: https://collegeinfogeek.com/quitting-video-games/
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Timestamps!
0:02:25 – Why Martin decided to take a break from gaming
0:07:03 – Benefits of quitting video games for a while
0:17:34 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:19:59 – Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks)
0:25:15 – How Martin changed his setup and whether he’ll stick with it
0:33:11 – Struggling with video game addiction and too many hobbies
0:39:57 – Conclusion
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New Years resolutions are a noble concept, but they tend to have a pretty terrible success rate. We talk about implementing and sticking to new goals.
Show notes and links: https://collegeinfogeek.com/new-years-resolutions/
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Timestamps!
0:02:18 – Announcement: Thomas’ productivity course on Skillshare
0:05:11 – Figuring out the things you really want to accomplish and acting on them
0:20:20 – Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks)
0:23:49 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:25:38 – Figuring out the things you really want to accomplish and acting on them (continued)
0:33:00 – Being realistic about your limitations
0:39:27 – Recap and 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 Turn Your New Years Resolutions into New Years Results](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QR8at2IMCRk/mqdefault.jpg)
