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u/ncswant · 1 pointr/collegeinfogeek

There is one I stumbled across several years ago: Writeful, by Gary Hoffman. I'd strongly recommend it, as it covers different styles of writing, etc, and has really helped me. If anything, it reads easily and makes excellent use of examples. It also gives writing exercises for each technique if you're interested in that.

Now mind you, I bought this book for fiction writing, but it does cover academic topics as well. That, and the techniques it offers are easily applicable to both. It's not filled with groundbreaking advice, but it certainly opened up my eyes to different styles and their impact on the reader.

Looks like you can get it rather cheaply off of Amazon's marketplace:
http://www.amazon.com/Writeful-Gary-Hoffman/dp/0937363006

If you want anymore detail about the book, or examples from it, etc., I'd be glad to offer some. I'm currently in college and it was one of the few books I did bring along to reference. Also, it makes for some decent pleasure reading that's still productive.

u/__Taixx · 3 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

I want to read it too! Of course like the other person said, the book won't change your life, but what you do with the knowledge the book offers you. If you're interested in self help books you might also be interested in Flow by by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He's one of the people that helped setup positive psychology. I'm still in the beginning, but I already had a major break through before chapter 1! Highly recommended.

u/sam923 · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

What subject? What type of information? Are you talking about using your time and blocking distractions or just how to learn/review material?

If it's math/procedural/engineering material, do problems. Sit down with a blank problem and see if you can do it without looking at your notes. Or go over your homework problems and do them from scratch. The only way you'll know the material is by practicing.

If the material is a lot of memorization, MAKE FLASHCARDS. Use Anki or some other software to make them and study them from scratch. Look up something called 'active recall.' It's the idea of pulling information from your brain from scratch, not just by recognizing the answer in a multiple-choice list of answers.

For time scheduling/blocking distraction or procrastination, go buy Cold Turkey (only $20, will be the best $20 you ever spend) and block off any websites that might keep you from staying focused on studying. (I should be blocking Reddit right, lol) Put all your deadlines into your calendar so you can see what's coming up and which things to prioritize. Personally I use Wunderlist (smart due dates and week view features) and Zapier to copy to my Google Calendar so I can see my deadlines on my calendar too.

Also, choose a good location. Go to the quietest corner of the library and hunker down. It's the best way to focus. You'll never stay focused when you're around other people who are talking all the time.

Hope this helps! These are what have helped me. They're pretty basic, but super powerful. You don't need fancy apps, you just need to manage distraction and procrastination and be organized about when your deadlines are.

I would also highly recommend Cal Newport's book on studying. I got a lot of good ideas from that book.

u/rbnfrngpls · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

I personally think it all comes down to discipline.

I admit, it’s something I struggle with as well and I’m sure everyone does but it does get easier over time.

I just finished reading the book ‘Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual’ by Jocko Willink and it was a great read. It concise and to the point. Definitely check it out!

Here are two of my many highlights in the book:

> There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline. DISCIPLINE.

> Discipline: The root of all good qualities. The driver of daily execution. The core principle that overcomes laziness and lethargy and excuses. Discipline defeats the infinite excuses that say: Not today, not now, I need a rest, I will do it tomorrow.

u/CalmSpider · 3 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

The issue isn't that you're studying too much, since you seem to have enough time to socialize. You also probably have things you care about other than studying (Game of Thrones, at the very least). It's more that you have trouble talking about things other than what you study. You have trouble engaging people in conversations that they find interesting.

The good news is that this is a skill that can be learned. The even better news is that it's a skill that can be learned through study and conscious practice, just like your schoolwork. Your studies start with this book: http://www.amazon.com/How-Friends-Influence-People-Revised/dp/067142517X/ Originally written almost 100 years ago, it's still considered the gold standard when it comes to developing your social life. It's also only a buck on Amazon.

u/hexaneandheels · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

I agree! I buy all my textbooks because of this. I don't like the idea of using pen in my books so I take notes in mechanical pencil. This also makes it convenient to take notes on the go! I just jam my pencil in my Quantum Mechanics textbook and carry it around with me.

This also makes it really easy to mark questions you have. Just underline the part of the text you don't understand, write your question next to it (or just ??? if you're that confused), and go back to it later.

But if you only want to rent your textbooks, you can use something like these transparent sticky notes.

u/corshadows · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

you have to increase your budget to 700$-800$ or you have to low your expectations. I have a Lenovo laptop. Lenovo was founded by the old IBM laptop divison, so they really know what they do.

The one I have costs ~700$ and it's an i7 16Gb ram and nVidia Graphic (2 Gb dedicated). I can play with it, Battlefield 4, CS:GO, League fo Legends and I also work with it doing a lot of software job; Visual Studio Community, C++, Python, CUDA and it's extremly good.

Something like this is going to be perfect for you ;)

u/manuelafbea · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

A bullet journal is great if it works for you.

Sadly, it did not for me for the following reasons:

u/McCoob · 1 pointr/collegeinfogeek

I bought myself Asus Zenbook - very light and powerful enough. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/ZenBook-UX305UA-13-3-Inch-Generation-Titanium/dp/B01BMERZJ6
There are different models, so you need to do a little search.

u/ElvenKingLoki · 1 pointr/collegeinfogeek

I had gotten the book Death by Black Hole last April to read over the break, but never did so. I am trying to start reading it again. Its quite an interesting book

u/PM_me_goat_gifs · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

After you read Elements of Style, also read Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. It gives some more actionable methods for how to achieve some of what Strunk & White are talking about. It is written for engineers, architects, doctors, and lawyers.

u/baez0r · 2 pointsr/collegeinfogeek

These are my advices that helped me to replace bad habits (Also I read the book)

1. Solve one habit at time. Don't try to resolver everything in a day. Start small but start.

2. Schedule everything. Example:
5:00 am - Wake up, glass of water, put my running shoes.
5:05 am - Running
5:40 am - Take shower
5:50 am - etc
. Schedule Its going to help you to visualize all your day.

I can recommend you this book: How to become a straight A student..

Don't be hard with yourself. Eliminate a bad habit is hard work, but it's possible.

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