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Category Archives: General advice
How to be more confident in college
I just taught a couple of classes in the Harvard Wellness Conference during Wintersession, and got this letter from one of the students: “Thank you so much for speaking at our conference; it was really nice meeting you. Although I … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Bhagavad Gita, confidence, excitement, how to get confident, re-framing, Tao Te Ching
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Oh, the languages you will learn: which one to take at Harvard?
One of the biggest pieces of advice that I dispense to the rising Harvard freshmen is to take language classes. Harvard does a fantastic job of teaching them, they’re a super-useful lifelong skill, and they’re generally an easy ‘A’. You … Continue reading
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Tagged best languages for business, best languages for entrepreneurs, which languages to take in college, why you should learn Chinese, why you should learn Portuguese, why you should learn Russian, why you should learn Spanish
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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
My good friend brought this article to my attention, and all of you who are getting started on your college careers at fancypants universities need to read this. I was always struck by how my classmates could ace exams but … Continue reading
The Tao of breaking up before college
I’d like to do a brief clarification of our most controversial and most proven piece of HUGS advice — namely, to end your hometown relationship before going to college (or “before you go, let go of your sig-o”). We are … Continue reading
How to be a douchebag in college: 5.5 ways
Generally, I prefer to talk about what to do, as opposed to what not to do. That said, I feel a rant coming on, so here we go. Before we start, I want you to go ahead and look up … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Extracurriculars, General advice, Happiness, Lifestyle, Social life
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How to pick awesome courses: use the magic number
In this here HUGS (aka Enter to Grow in Wisdom) Video #6, we introduce you to the concept of the Magic Number and the real way to pick truly awesome courses. It ain’t by reading the descriptions in the course … Continue reading
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Tagged academic success in college, advice for Harvard freshmen, advice for Harvard students, best college advice, college tips, Donald Pfister, how to pick great classes, Jorie Graham, Magic Number, Nicholas Christakis, Q Guide, Richard Tarrant, Steven Pinker, unconventional college advice
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Michael’s Story: A Cautionary Tale
Hey guys, Today I’m going to have a big Internet overshare moment — but I’m doing it all for you. In writing, compiling, and researching the Underground Guide, we’ve come across the three major things that can derail the otherwise … Continue reading
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Highlights from the HUGS party (video)
Last Saturday, Aug 7, was the big day. We had the seventh annual HUGS for THUGS party, and good times were had by all. About 45 rising freshmen showed up to the picnic, in line with previous years. Besides myself, … Continue reading
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Our #1 piece of extracurricular advice (video)
HUGS is about 4.5 things: academics, extracurriculars, social life, logistics and career planning. In our last two videos, we’ve given you our #1 tip on academics and social life. In this video, we’re giving you the #1 tip on extracurriculars … Continue reading
The Goods
So we’re excited over here at HUGS World Headquarters because we took delivery of the audiobooks today — woohoo! And the party’s in 2 days, so all the more reason to celebrate. We also scored 9 copies of The How … Continue reading
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