How to be Smarter: Anyone part of the blogging community, or wants to know more about social media to distinguish their resume, should read Tara Hunt’s The Whuffie Factor.

How to be Smarter: I found this an extremely well-thought out, short but useful guide to Twitter: click here. 

How to be Smarter: Things that you write down as a goal tend to come true faster than things you just think/wish about coming true. 

How to be Smarter: If you get 1 percent better each day then you were the previous day, by the end of the year, you will be three times better than where you started. 

How to be Smarter: Fill negative space when taking pictures, and also fill negative space in your life (with something not involving reality television). 

How to be Smarter: Get some lovely inspirational fashion ideas from this website: http://www.broadwayvogue.com/

How to be Prettier: If you run out of shaving cream while shaving your legs, use shampoo.

How to be (less) Awkward: Very few things, with the exception of having children, are permanent. Forget this fact when times are good, and remember it when times are bad.

How to be Smarter: After a breakup, mandatory 3 days of no dramatic texting, rambling emails, or drunken calling. Number is out of your phone until you have a clearer head.

How to be Prettier: Waiting a few days between shaving your legs makes them smoother when you actually do.

How to be (less) Awkward: If someone doesn’t respond to your facebook friend request within three days, they saw it already and chose to ignore it. Exception: older family members who don’t know how to use/don’t log into facebook that often.

How to be Smarter: People get a maximum of two hours to respond to text messages if sent during the normal day; if sent past 11, they have until the next morning to respond. Harassing someone’s inbox because they didn’t reply quick enough is too much too soon and will scare more people (boys) away.

How to be Prettier: J.crew flip flops, the wedge-ish ones that everyone was wearing two or three years ago, are no longer in style. Please move those to the back of your closet and save them for shower sandals in the dorms

How to be Smarter: “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

How to be Smarter: Humans need structure; try to create routines that provide a sense of stability to your day. This is especially important if you are in freelance work/a profession where the majority of your day is unstructured.

How to be Smarter: You honestly have to know the difference between these two, regardless of your geek status. Click here

How to be Prettier: I hate drinking lots of water but I know I’m suppose to. One little thing I do to get more water in me is I always fill my cup with ice all the way then pour the soda/juice over it, and in restaurants, I always ask for extra ice in my drinks. Water is water, regardless of how you get it into your body!

How to be (less) Awkward: Be the kind of person that gets too excited for theme parties, parades, and/or any event that requires a tee shirt. The kind of people that can get excited for the day to day events about everyday life are the kind of people that are happier, more likable, and, in general, tend to have more fun.

How to be Smarter: Bikram yoga is life changing.

How to be Smarter: Spend ten minutes a day doing something that will help you reach your ultimate goal. Ten minutes a day writing your novel; ten minutes a day doing jumping jacks; ten minutes a day researching better career options. Time adds up in a real, quantifiable way. 

How to be Smarter: Don’t change your resume; change your life and your resume will follow. 

How to be Smarter: Clutter isn’t about too much stuff; its about being indecisive about what you really need in your life. This applies to both physical and mental clutter. 

How to be Smarter: Wash dark jeans inside out so their dye doesn’t fade or run.

How to be Smarter: After a class ends, stay in contact with the professor via email or the occasional stop by their office–you will need references for grad school later on.