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Building Better Habits of Thinking

Articles about how champions in every field use their beliefs to make themselves better at what they do.

Building Better Habits of Feeling

Articles about how champions in every field use their emotions to make themselves better at what they do.

Building Better Habits of Learning

Articles focused on helping you learn how to master any game of skill.

Mastering School Subjects

Learn a better approach to your more challenging classes.

Mastering the SAT and ACT

Learn a better approach to practicing for the SAT and ACT.

Overcoming Test Anxiety

Learn a better approach to pressure situations so you can always play your best game.

Parents, These Are For You

Steve and Tom offer advice on how to support your teenagers as they strive to improve themselves.

Student Case Studies

Lessons we've learned from working with certain students over the years.

Testimonials

A collection of thank-you notes from our students and parents that we've held onto over the years.

Featured Posts

Aim For Perfection Without Ruining Your Life

"If you're using perfection as a club, remember this one thing: you're the one holding the club, and you can stop hitting yourself any time you want."

Have High Expectations Without Crippling Stress

"The idea of embracing a high goal and letting go of it may seem to be a contradiction—and it is! Great performers learn to do both."

Smarter Than An SAT Or ACT Score

"At the end of the day, being 'smart' is more of a discipline than a talent. It’s about having the confidence that, if you need to, you can train yourself to be excellent at anything you want."

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Grit and Much Smarter

Steve talks about "grit" one more time...and how MuchSmarter's coaching method is specifically designed to help you get more of it.

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How Can You Have More Grit?

Apparently, the answer is yes! Part Two of Steve's discussion of Angela Duckworth, PhD, and her book "Grit."

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Building Smarter Emotions: Do You Have Grit?

"We have observed a clear pattern: the students who achieve their goals are those who are able to persevere through challenges."

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Can Practicing The ACT Improve Your Bowling Scores? (Part Three)

Steve takes one last look at Yuval's bowling adventure through the lens of a book about the science of developing expertise.

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Can Practicing The ACT Improve Your Bowling Scores? (Part Two)

In Part Two, Steve talks about the master skill of learning, and how Yuval's ACT training has helped him improve several core skills that he'll be able to use to get good at whatever he wants!

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Can Practicing The ACT Improve Your Bowling Score? (Part One)

Steve's student Yuval tells a story about using the mindset strategies he learned for ACT practice to quickly get better at bowling over the course of an evening...

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The Key To Emotional Mastery: Don’t Make Things Worse!

Steve talks about our "secret" formula for making any bad situation better.

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Peyton Manning and the Path to Emotional Mastery

On the occasion of an all-time-great's retirement, Tom recalls a time when everyone thought Peyton Manning "couldn't win the big game"...and the day he proved everyone wrong.

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A Team Of Champions Approaches AP Calculus Like A Game

Steve talks about an AP Calculus class in Los Angeles whose teacher has them treating calculus like a game...with stunning (but, as far as we're concerned, not surprising!) results.

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What If You Allowed Yourself Enough Time To Succeed? (Part Two)

Steve on the importance of giving yourself enough time to properly train yourself to be excellent at standardized tests (continued).

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