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We talk about the benefits of self-awareness, along with some ideas to try to notice and understand yourself better.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/how-to-practice-self-awareness
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Timestamps!
0:01:38 – Martin’s habit tracking system
0:11:20 – Different kinds of self-awareness
0:17:57 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:20:43 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:27:14 – Emotional self-awareness
0:49:03 – Gaining self-awareness from experience
1:01:06 – Interactions with other people
1:18:17 – 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
Skillshare: with thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Habit-Building class!) at skillshare.com/geek.
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 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!
We talk about the benefits of self-awareness, along with some ideas to try to notice and understand yourself better.
Show notes and links: collegeinfogeek.com/how-to-practice-self-awareness
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
Spotify ➔ buff.ly/2CZ6Ltx
Google Play ➔ buff.ly/2m3fnuG
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Timestamps!
0:01:38 – Martin’s habit tracking system
0:11:20 – Different kinds of self-awareness
0:17:57 – Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:20:43 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:27:14 – Emotional self-awareness
0:49:03 – Gaining self-awareness from experience
1:01:06 – Interactions with other people
1:18:17 – Conclusion
---------
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 and Audible for sponsoring this weeks episode!
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)





