5 Questions: New Semester Prep, Self-Esteem, and What We're Bad At (Ep. 223)

In this five questions episode, we talk about getting ready for college, starting your own business, building your self-esteem, and more. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Audible: Get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial by going to audible.com/CIG or texting “CIG” to 500-500 on your phone. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you're one of the first 83 people to use this link, you'll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: Thomas on Instagram Thomas on Twitter Martin on Instagram Martin on Twitter Thomas on Wisecrack’s THE SQUANCH: A Rick & Morty Podcast Thomas' budget modeler Why You Aren't Successful Yet (Ep. 219) How to Set Goals You'll ACTUALLY Stick To Delivering Happiness, by Tony Hsieh Zappos Principles: Life and Work, by Ray Dalio Powlyglot Audio Technica AT2035 Microphone Complexly Scarlett 18i8 Audio Interface Listen Money Matters Shure SM7B Microphone SAARA on YouTube Audio Technica ATR2100 Microphone Charisma on Command's Chris Hemsworth video Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:04:22 - Going to college in the United States 0:13:10 - Growing a business from scratch 0:25:30 - Building up your self-esteem 0:29:48 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:32:20 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:34:14 - The value of helping people in person rather than remotely 0:39:01 - Recommendations for audio recording gear 0:48:21 - What Thomas and Martin aren't that good at 0:56:04 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.