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Learn a better approach to practicing for the SAT and ACT.
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Steve and Tom offer advice on how to support your teenagers as they strive to improve themselves.
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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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Our Self-Perceived Limits
Steve pays tribute to Major Lisa Jaster, US Army, who graduated Ranger School this week. She's the third woman ever to complete the program...and the oldest by over a decade.
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“Math Wounds,” and How to (Finally!) Heal Them
Our friend and former teammate Carl Rosenthal talks about how to finally get past the stuff that's stopping you from getting better at math.
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Stop Staring At The Answer Choices!
Tom lays out the one thing you're almost certainly doing wrong when you approach standardized test Reading or English questions, and how to fix it.
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Beliefs That Hold Us Back
Tom talks about how we decide what we're not good at...and why that matters as we try to improve.
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What it Means To Be ‘Unflappable’
Steve talks about Jordan Speith's rampage through the golf world and the characteristic he uses to be at his best when it matters most.
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How To Master ANY Standardized Test Math Section
Tom talks about the three simple steps you can take on every single standardized test math question to drastically improve your understanding and confidence (and, as a result, your score).
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Becoming Much Smarter in History
Tom talks about the most effective approach to learning the history game.
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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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Becoming a Much Smarter Writer
Steve talks about the mindset of a strong writer, and what students can do to adopt that mindset for themselves and start expressing themselves on paper more clearly than they ever imagined.
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How “Big Games” Define Us… and How to Control Them
Tom talks about a couple of things to keep in mind as you try to maintain your focus and perform your very best when the stakes are highest.
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