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Improving Academic Presentation Style | 43 Folders

Looks like some interesting discussion pertinent to many of us going on over at Merlin Mann’s 43 folders.

Do you suffer from bad luck? | lifehack.org

Generally speaking, this is right on. Very little can damn a person better than thinking it’s everyone and everything else’s fault (even when it is.) Why? Because for something to be useful in this context, you need to be able to do something about it. Does your professor suck? Sure. But them sucking doesn’t let you off the hook - you’re still responsible for learning the content.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Locus of control and confidence are very vital aspects of success. Unfortunately, they are also exploited by many “self-help” gurus so that a coherent discussion of them is nearly impossible.

Simplifying Our Lives: Is It A Lost Cause? » Organize IT

Definitely worth a think. I wonder about this a great deal myself.

Latin Lovers Flock to Vicipaedia - Chronicle.com

I think this is simply brilliant. Latin is such an amazing language, it’s a shame it has disappeared so thoroughly.