So What’s this all about?

Good question, my very astute reader. I’ll give you a quick answer. I recently finished my undergaduate studies in Mechanical Engineering, and throughout those years I made a few friends at my school. Many of them were excellent students themselves, and I learned much by watching their actions and speaking with them about their thinking and studying habits. In addition, many other friends would come to me for study tips and advice on how to better utilize their time at University. There was even a time where I would send out short emails that I called ‘Scholarship Tips’ to members of a club I was in.

My advice was received well, and I’ve still got the tips saved on my computer now. Over the past couple of weeks I have been reflecting on my time at University and I realized that this kind of advice is quite timeless and potentially valuable to other people. So, I think collecting these tips into a short book that I can give out to people is a good way to extend the value even further.

But that’s still not the full picture. I’m working a short summer job as a greenhouse designer, and I am quickly learning that the same tips I wrote about in University apply just as well to office work. And so this guide’s usefulness can extend beyond University alone and act as a nice refresher of good habits and advice for those people who are about to head into new work.

It’s important to recognize that the advice and tips I outline in this book are not necessarily original. Many tips I provide are repeated regularly by all kinds of people. I do my best to add links or book suggestions to sections where you can find more information. If you are at all curious about something I suggest, I encourage you to do your own research and experimentation to find out what works for you.

One final thing to know is that I am in no way a professional. These tips are just what I have tried myself and found to be useful. Give them a shot for yourself, but I cannot guarantee that any one bit of advice will work for you. It ultimately becomes your responsibility to take my words and discern the value and trust you can place in them; I provide my insights merely hoping that they can help you out in some way.

Now, I wish you success. Read on folks, read on.