5 Questions: Study Music, New Connections, and Winter Productivity (Ep. 201)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

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4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this 5 questions episode, we talk about studying with music, making new connections, estimating how long a task will take, staying productive in winter, and what to do when you're overwhelmed. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The College Info Geek Podcast on Spotify Spark, by John Ratey AlphaM on YouTube How to Plan Out Your Year (Ep. 200) Productive Breaks, Avoiding Multitasking, & Intimidating Professors (Ep. 112) Rainy Mood Brain.fm Mahmoud Awad's Dance To Death Tom’s Sunday Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on YouTube The Dip, by Seth Godin Quartz's My Husband And I Have Nothing In Common article The Brass Rabbit on YouTube (Anna’s channel) Beeminder Blog's Pomodoro Poker article How to Stop Procrastinating and Focus: A Guide to the Pomodoro Technique Essentialism, by Greg McKeown Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171) Audible 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: 0:04:20 - Staying productive in the winter 0:13:20 - Regarding music as multitasking 0:18:06 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:21:10 - Connecting with people who don't share your interests 0:31:21 - Getting better at time estimating 0:38:26 - Feeling guilty about having fun when there's work to do 0:48:55 - 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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