by Mike & Roy | Oct 18, 2024 | General Study Tips
When you’re taking a high-stakes exam (whether that’s actuarial exams, the GRE, GMAT, LSAT or college finals), it’s not just about how well you know the material. It’s about how well you can apply that knowledge on exam day. I wrote this article to help you improve...
by Mike & Roy | Dec 8, 2019 | Book Summaries, Career
Part of our Book Summary series where we share notes from our favorite books. Read more details and reviews for So Good They Can’t Ignore You on Amazon. This is my favorite career advice book for actuaries. Especially in a time where “follow your...
by Mike & Roy | Mar 17, 2019 | General Study Tips, Prelim Exams
By Brea Fried Studying for actuarial exams can be a very time-consuming process. When you’ve got other obligations on top of studying, such as school, work, and family, it may feel like it’s impossible to fit studying into your schedule at all. Since 2017, I’ve helped...
by Mike & Roy | Feb 17, 2019 | Productivity, Book Summaries
Part of our Book Summary series where we share notes from our favorite books. Read more details and reviews for The Effective Executive on Amazon. This is one of our favorite books on productivity. It’s not about working more efficiently; it’s about...
by Mike & Roy | Dec 9, 2018 | Productivity
Conventional wisdom says that classical music improves learning. Researchers even coined the Mozart effect to describe the potential increase in spatial-temporal reasoning while listening to Mozart’s music. However, there’s an entire category of music that gets...
