5 Questions: Simplifying Meals, Saving Your GPA, and Embracing Silence (Ep. 266)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week's 5 questions episode, we're talking about habits, cooking, coffee, grades, and the sometimes unsettling sound of silence. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. 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. Things mentioned in this episode: Building the Perfect Day (Ep. 264) Productivity Lessons from Video Game Design (Ep. 265) Fitocracy (iOS | Android) Habitica (iOS | Android) What I Learned From Almost Dying On The Side Of The Road How I Cut My Average Meal Cost to $3.57 by Meal Prepping The Shallows, by Nicholas G. Carr WheezyWaiter's We Quit Sugar For A Month video on YouTube Eating Cheaply, Healthily, and Quickly (Ep. 103) Adam Neely on YouTube Thomas' Sunday Study playlist on Spotify Thomas' Work Vibes playlist on Spotify Thomas' Workout playlist on Spotify Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:06:41 - Committing to small habits that bring you huge rewards 0:16:24 - Making cooking healthy food easier 0:25:51 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:27:51 - Being too dependent on white noise to focus or fall asleep 0:35:08 - Extending the high energy state you get from drinking coffee 0:47:21 - Raising your GPA and cultivating relationships 0:53:26 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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