Cheating is about beating the system, right? Finding ways to get ahead without putting in mind-numbing study hours? Well here are four ways to do just that, and never get caught!
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Archive for November, 2009
5 Reasons to Cheat in College
On November - 12 - 2009
College is all about learning to beat the system, right? I mean who’s ever going to use Chemistry or Differential Equations in real life anyway? Let’s look at five reasons for cheating.
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How to have meetings that don’t suck
On November - 1 - 2009
It’s funny how excited we were about meetings when we were in our first role that required us to attend them; it gave us a little sense of importance. “Sorry, I got a meeting man,” we’d tell a buddy with a sense of pride. Like we were about to do something important… How quickly that novelty wears off.
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Meetings are necessary sometimes. But there’s also a reason people hate them: they are overused and misused. It’s like every time there’s a problem there has to be a meeting. If things are going well – there is a meeting. If it’s someone’s birthday – there is a meeting.
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So it doesn’t take many meetings to realize that they often are not the best use of a group’s time. Let’s look at the factors that make or break a good meeting so you can use them to keep your group engaged and productive instead of resentful and bored. Read the rest of this entry »
Goals: Are yours impressive?
On November - 1 - 2009
If you had a nickel for every time someone told you to set goals, you wouldn’t need goals. You’d be rich.
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Goals. Ambition. Drive. Shoot for the stars. Start a company. Get your MBA. Make dean’s list. Or … wake up before noon.
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We often set goals to keep us motivated, to gain a sense of accomplishment, and to make some type of difference. And if we want to advance in this competitive world, our goals need to be relatively impressive, right? They’ve gotta be better than the next guy’s (or gal’s).
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There is an important quality though about the type of goals you set. Most people would agree that impressive goals are good. They make you stand out. They afford you with bigger and better opportunity, and are like crack for your ego. So, the person who accomplishes the most impressive goals wins.
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But as you probably know, this isn’t completely true. Read the rest of this entry »
