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author: jessica ellis

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  • 10 productive ways to waste time

    procrastination gets a really bad rep when you think about it. everyone’s always talking about ways you can stop procrastinating…but did you know? wasting time can actually be one of the best decisions you made today! there are tons of ways you can waste time in a fun, yet productive manner. (in fact, there are…

  • how your personality type can help you win at studying

    i have been rabidly obsessed with mbti for about two years now. i’ve read way too many articles, researched for way too many hours, and generally become way too interested in psychology (especially for someone who is mentally insane!). what is mbti? it stands for myer-briggs type indicator, and it was engineered by renowned psychologist…

  • how to win at extracurriculars

    “this’ll look good on my college app!” ah, the mantra of high school upperclassmen. if you’re around any over-achieving high schoolers, you’ll probably be hearing this a lot. in an age of extreme college entrance competitiveness, it’s easy to fall into the “extracurricular trap”: piling on a bunch of extracurricular activities just because it’ll boost…