Seeing your life in pictures: thoughts from ‘Forever Young’ of Bob Dylan

Lately I came across a book about Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is one of my favorite artists out there, I’m actually listening to the guy right now as I am writing this article. The book contains mostly pictures, not so much text. There is a lot to say about his life I recommend ” for this, but [...]

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SSF Podcast episode 2: Motivation!

Motivation. It all starts with motivation right? And when you don’t have motivation you simply don’t have it, right? Or not? Is there a way to stay perpetually motivated? In session number 2 of the StudySuccessful podcast I try to answer these questions by explaining my top productivity/motivation system! StudySuccessful Podcast Episode 2: Motivation!

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Overcoming Distractions: My Sure-Fire Way To Be Concentrated All Day

In January 2011 I bought an iPhone 4. A device which I am really happy with. Only one problem. It is a big (BIG) distraction. Since I have the phone, I am constant checking my email/twitter/facebook. And this is causing problems, especially with studying for a test. Luckily I’ve come accross a solution, a technique [...]

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SSF Podcast episode 1: Introduction

After a little time of radio silence I’m back. And with a suprise! I have released my first podcast! And you can find the first episode of the podcast below. Not sure how these things work right now, so I have to figure everything out. StudySuccessful Podcast Episode 1: Introduction [ 15:52 ]

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The Powernap: The Secret To More Creativity and Productivity

Dear readers, I would like to start this post for an apology for not posting the last two weeks. I needed some time to reflect what I was doing with StudySuccessful and where this site is heading. Got some new ideas, one better than the other probably Got one awesome idea, where I would like [...]

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Thinking Sessions: Improve your thoughts and ideas with just 30 minutes a week

Who watched the Superbowl 2011? And who watched the commercials? If so, you’ve seen the Chrysler commercial for sure. If you haven’t, do it. This commercial, these 2 minutes, PURE GENIUS. A 2 minute tribute to the Motor City: Detroit, Michigan. Together with Eminem, church singers and a beautiful car this commercial have been making [...]

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5 tips for maximizing your time spent abroad

This is a guest post by Katheryn, if you would like to send in a guest post as well, please visit the contact page! An increasingly popular option for students around the world, particularly in Europe and the United States, is to study or work abroad for six months to a year in a different [...]

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How conventionality is killing creativity

I don’t like when people are telling me what to do. I don’t say I am a rebel, but I would have demonstrated when I lived in Egypt. I don’t like when there is a plan, when every step is already figured out. When somebody has made the plan already for the evening when I [...]

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How to Get the Most Productivity with the Least Amount of Sleep

This is a guest post by Ryan, if you would like to send in a guest post as well, visit the contact page! Let’s face it, we’re a generation of multi-taskers and on-the-goers. Most of us use our mobile devices for just about everything BUT phone calls. There’s work to be done, responsibilities to be [...]

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No Rest For The Wicked Personal Developers

Clichés suck. Clichés are used too much, sucked out too much and again, used too much. Still, I am going to use two of them. Not because I think I will speak to a bigger audience if I write something down what they’ve read before (which means they’ll understand it), but because I’ve came across them this [...]

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