What's more important, getting good grades or getting a "well-rounded education"? Is there really a difference? How much should you focus on your coursework in college? In this episode, my friend Tom Miller and I discuss these questions.

Full show notes

Things mentioned in this episode:

WTF Professor

Getting Grades vs. Learning: The Great Debate (Tom's post)

Go to College to Get an Education, Not Just a Degree (Ransom's post)

Automate Your Learning and Build a Bulletproof Study System: The Consolidation Method

The Engineering School Survival Guide: 4 Frameworks To Dominate Your Degree

Signaling Model of Education

My interview with med student Ryan Nguyen

My interview with Cal Newport

The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman

Limitless

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