Hi, I’m Rob — a masters student and aspiring writer. Many of the topics I write about have genuinely changed my life, I hope they can change yours too.
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23 Jul 2022
Recently I've seen a lot of tweets dunking on university degrees, things along the lines of "degrees are pointless" or "Twitter is better than university", but I believe this mindset is problematic; here's why:
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23 May 2023
“Knowledge is power-when you use it constructively.” - David Schwartz
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21 May 2023
As your day progresses, your willpower diminishes.
Use this knowledge accordingly and do the hardest task first.
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20 May 2023
Three reasons why you should stop looking for hacks:
1. They very rarely work
2. Hacking doesn’t help you learn valuable skills
3. Anyone promising ‘hacks’ will likely be selling you something unsustainable and take your money for the privilege
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20 May 2023
So I recently set up my website where I post more long-form content and I'd love it if you could check it out - thank you!
studentrob.co.uk
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18 May 2023
One under-utilised productivity tip:
Clean the area you’re going to be working in. This reduces the barrier to work and makes getting started easier.
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18 May 2023
Your discipline, not emotions, decide what you do.
Therefore your discipline determines your future.
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17 May 2023
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor." - Seneca
If you're always wanting more, you will never reach happiness.
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17 May 2023
Just because you start something doesn't mean you should finish it. You have to continuously reassess your progress and priorities - and know when to quit something if you want to be successful.
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17 May 2023
When you're fatigued, you make bad decisions.
So if you have a big decision to make, sleep on it - then decide with no distractions.
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17 May 2023
And for the creative people out there..
“The act of creation causes imagination”
17 May 2023
If you wait until you’re motivated, you’ve already lost.
If you let motivation dictate your actions, inertia conspires to keep you in place.
Action creates progress. Progress creates momentum. Momentum creates motivation.
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16 May 2023
The number 1 cure for loneliness is taking an interest in other people.
Caring about them instead of being only concerned about yourself.
Go out, talk to a stranger, smile at people, help someone out (don’t be creepy 😉).
Genuine interest build connections. Not self-interest.
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16 May 2023
Your energy is one of your most precious resources.
Don’t compromise your effort by working on an empty tank.
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16 May 2023
The key to consistency is finding joy in the small incremental progress you make, then using this to propel you forward.
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15 May 2023
Two ways to spend less time on your phone and win back your attention, from the book Make Time:
- Change your default behaviour
- Create barriers to stop the behaviour
Both great tips to focus.
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14 May 2023
All progress is not equal, and it is better to do less than expected than nothing at all.
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14 May 2023
“...motivation is a result. Motivation is the pride you take in work you have already done—which fuels your willingness to do even more.” - @jeff_haden (The Motivation Myth)
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