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5 Questions: Social Media, Pets, and How to Choose a Foreign Language (Ep. 211)
In this five questions episode, we talk about healthy social media use, balancing pets with a busy life, explaining an unimpressive resume, book formats, and how to choose a foreign language.
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This week’s episode is sponsored by:
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Things mentioned in this episode:
The College Info Geek Podcast on Facebook
Tom on Instagram
Tom on Twitter
Martin on Instagram
Martin on Twitter
The College Info Geek Community on Reddit
How to Get Into Tea (Ep. 207)
Freedom
The Happiness Advantage, by Shawn Achor
Buffer (iOS | Android)
Flume
FocalFilter
SelfControl
Cold Turkey Blocker
The Kennel Club
PetSmart
Dogtime's Dog Matchup
Purina's Dog Breed Selector
Music Theory 101, by Marc Schonbrun and Brian Boone
Young Guru's profile and courses on Skillshare
How to Write a Great Resume and Cover Letter (Ep. 209)
Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186)
LessWrong
Duolingo (iOS | Android)
LanguagePod101
iTalki (iOS | Android)
Rype
Tom's music channel on YouTube
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Timestamps:
0:10:12 - Using social media while also not wasting time on it
0:23:39 - How to take care of a pet if you're always busy
0:31:25 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)
0:33:28 - Applying to internships without much job experience
0:39:56 - Audio books, e-books or paper books?
0:46:41 - Learning a language by "dating" it for a while
0:55:16 - Conclusion
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