Student Rob

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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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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@DrMichaelHENG1 Apologies for the late reply but thank you for sharing my work - I hope you enjoyed it.

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“Knowledge is power-when you use it constructively.” - David Schwartz

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As your day progresses, your willpower diminishes.

Use this knowledge accordingly and do the hardest task first.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

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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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!

https://t.co/YNhsxsXm7T

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@MeetKevon Or alternatively… who isn’t using AI for everything? 😅

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@martyna_io Grit by Angela Duckworth - really good book so far!

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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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Your discipline, not emotions, decide what you do.

Therefore your discipline determines your future.

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“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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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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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.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

@martyna_io @melissasteginus This is always the goal in my opinion @martyna_io

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And for the creative people out there..

“The act of creation causes imagination”

[Farnam Street @farnamstreet]

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.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

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.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

@martyna_io @LaBeaFischer Absolutely, and do we even want to read books produced by AI?

I sometimes wonder what it means for mankind as a whole that we seem so willing to put our faith in artificial intelligence to produce one of the things we learn from..

[martyna @martyna_io]

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.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

Your energy is one of your most precious resources.

Don’t compromise your effort by working on an empty tank.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

Your energy is one of your most precious resources.

Don’t compromise your effort by working on an empty tank.

[Student Rob @ThatStudentRob]

The key to consistency is finding joy in the small incremental progress you make, then using this to propel you forward.