We talk a lot about nonfiction on this podcast. We’ve covered The Procrastination Equation, Deep Work, The Productivity Project, and many others. But is there a place in our busy schedules for fiction? Do we read for fun?
Absolutely.
I used to think that investing, along with traveling and skiing, was a rich man’s game. It was one of many things that had always been squarely out of reach for a younger me.
I still haven’t done much traveling, and I’ve never skied — but it turns out I was wrong. At least about investing.
Procrastination. There’s a good chance you’re doing it right now. It’s one of the biggest problems we hear about from students and it’s absolutely still a problem after graduation. There’s no escape.
Or is there?
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Business, business, business. Say what you will, it drives much of the world we know. Sure, we’re both graduates of a business major, but today we’re going over a book filled with lessons and concepts from business that can be useful for almost anyone.
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As humans, there are many numbers we have to care about in life: number of years lived, the phone numbers of other cute humans, Twitter followers, etc.
Unfortunately, if you’re a student, you’re probably also worrying about the numbers in your bank account and your GPA (even more unfortunately, one of those doesn’t go away… but I digress).
Have you ever dreamt of being the kind of person who works from a different coffee shop every day? Maybe you just want to build some extra work experience after class, or you want to be your own boss and set your own schedule?
If so, freelancing is one of the options that may be able to fill that hole in your heart.
When you pick a major, you inherently don’t pick another major. You give up infinite potential lifetimes for whichever one you’re going for now.
Opportunity costs like this are the perfect breeding ground for uncertainty — and that uncertainty is bred very successfully. Various studies have found anywhere from 50% to 80% of students changing their major at least once in their college career.
If you took a foreign language class, you may have noticed something: almost no-one ends up actually able to speak the language.
For some, this is fine. It’s just a graduation requirement for them — but for those of you who are excited for the chance to study a new language, this can be a bit discouraging.
Fortunately for you, we’re spending today’s episode talking about how to get the most you can out of your language class, increasing the likelihood that you’ll remember more than how to say hello.
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