Swarthmore Professor Timothy Burke, of Easily Distracted blog, has authored a couple of valuable posts for students. While Professor Burke most often posts about his area of expertise, Modern African History, he’s written some very insightful pieces for prospective and current College Students.

First is Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay . Professor Burke navigates […]

In my new series of posts, “Finding Work that You Love,”  I hope to share a process of finding a career that you really love.  Further, I’d like to stimulate thoughts and discussion around the way we express our true values and desires in our actions.  I believe this process is the same for reaching any goal or result […]

Professor Vaughn Bell of Mind Hacks blog and contributor to the book of the same title has compiled a great list of essential sites for Psychology and Brain Sciences Students.  While some of the links he’s gathered are clearly aimed towards the high-level undergrad or grad student, a good number of them are helpful for high school students […]

Purpose Why is what I’m working on important? What is the reason that I’ve chosen or been assigned this task? How does it fit into my larger sense of purpose? If it doesn’t fit, what can I change to make it purposeful?

Planning What are my general goals for my studies? What am I committed to […]