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Short video on how to organize notebook (4:42). Instructor Scott Straub has a YouTube channel "goodgradesfast" that has 135 videos on college success. All are short; most are 2-3 min.

Foundation for Critical Thinking CriticalThinkingOrg's YouTube Channel

Includes some nice and short (< 5 min.) videos. There are many other excellent videos on critical thinking on YouTube, including several good ones by students.

"Carol Dweck researches "growth mindset" - the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that's slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field." Video 10:20 long

"Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success." TED Video 6:20 long

"Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute video/slideshow on the real secrets of success." (3:33)

Short and humorous. Speaker uses a bit of foul language at the end to make his point.

Hey CPD150 Group -- This is my first Camtasia video. No bells and whistles (Camtasion has many!) but I hope it will be helpful. Give me your feedback, please, and I invite any of you to join me in making future videos!

"Study Groups - The Secret to Success " Short but excellent video (under 2 min.) of two BYU students discussing the value of study groups.

4 minutes of Randy Pausch's lecture on time management. You can't go wrong with this video. Goals, priorities, and planning.

Includes study skills handouts and videos

"Making Your Mark, 9th Edition makingyourmark9's Channel"

3 minutes produced by Ozark Technical Comm College. they use "On Course"

"This terrific short animation based on philosopher Roman Krznaric's How to Find Fulfilling Work (public library) - which I've previously covered at length - offers consolation to those who "have career crises, often on a Sunday evening," by exploring the six pillars of finding a life-path that bridges money and meaning, sacrificing neither for the other:"