Our modern age of hypercompetition and hyperconnectivity makes it all too easy to lose faith in yourself as a student. School becomes more about outperforming your peers at every given chance and less about genuine learning. In turn, many students live incredibly unbalanced lives, falling victim to the talons of sleep deprivation and constant busyness. For a long time I was one of those unbalanced kids. But I found a way out of that life. And I want to share it with you. This book chronicles all the lessons I’ve learned about school, the learning process, and life in general over the course of my high school years. My goal is to equip you with practical tools, resources, and thought processes to help you perform well academically while still maintaining a healthy mind, body, and soul. Unbalanced: Lessons Learned on the Road to Academic Excellence will teach you:- Why attitude is the biggest determinant of your success in school- Why the most common study techniques are ineffective--and what to use instead- How to get double the amount of work done in half the time- And much, much more…