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How to Plan a Gap Year

A gap year can be an incredible experience for any young person who wants to get experience outside traditional school. But without a roadmap, it can be easy to let an entire year slip …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

College Alternatives: 2018’s Top Examples

College alternatives are rapidly expanding. Praxis is not the only option for today’s opt-outs! The entire education landscape is changing. College is dead, information is advancing faster than ever, and many individuals are realizing …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Dear Concerned Parents

It’s hard to be a teenager. Everyone believes they have the perfect plan for your life. They all have suggestions of which college you should attend, for how long, and what you should do …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

Portfolio Project Ideas with Python

So, you are learning Python and want to build a portfolio that helps you land your first technical job at a company. You’ll want to show that: You know how to problem solve You …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Homeschooling: A Few of my Favorite Things

Homeschool. Where your mom and your teacher are the same person. Where people assume you are unsocialized because you don’t depend on children your age. Where learning is an experience, not just a necessity. …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Top 10 Ways to Develop Personal Freedom as a Young Adult

1. Scrap the permission-based mindset. Waiting for permission is the fastest way to surrender your personal freedom and autonomy. You don’t need someone to say something is okay. If you know it’s right, based …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

16 Books That Shaped How I Interact with the World

Yesterday my friend Derek Magill asked the Praxis community, “What books have had the most impact on your career/education?” I love this question. Notice the use of the word impact. He isn’t asking for …

Written by Brian Nuckols

Why you Should be an Anti-Reader

It’s tinkering, luck, and action that led to discoveries like penicillin, fire, and better recipes for hummus. Indeed, few of the great discoveries and inventions that have increased human flourishing were the product of …

Written by Sara Morrison

Exercise Your Brain Like a Muscle

Even though your brain is an organ rather than a muscle, the practices you set up to strengthen your muscles also work to increase your brain power. My preferred system is: Fuel, Resistance, Rest, Repeat. …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Wednesday Wrap-Up: Sara’s Guide to Adulting

Every week at Praxis, participants and alumni gather for Praxis Wednesdays, weekly group sessions designed to hone intellectual ability and build practical skills applicable to the professional world. These sessions cover everything from academic …

Written by T.K. Coleman

3 Reasons Why You Should Learn Out Loud

You’re in the middle of an interesting online course. You just started reading a fascinating new book. You stayed up all night watching a series of talks by a provocative lecturer. Nobody knows. It’s …

Written by Isaac Morehouse

Do You Have What it Takes to Opt-Out of College?

There’s a popular idea that the only people good enough to succeed without college are Steve Jobs level geniuses. This video makes that case that you’re not good enough to opt-out by presenting various …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

Investing in Courses and Creating Value Without Waiting for Permission | Office Hours Podcast

This week on Office Hours, TK and Isaac talk about branding and answer questions about Tai Lopez and how to create more value at work if you have free time. Questions: I’m thinking about …

Written by Sarah Iddings

How to Find Experience Everywhere

From a rigid school-based perspective, I have always been a terrible student. I was the problem child who questioned the work and did things my own way. If it didn’t have a foreseeable real-world …

Written by Jackie Blum

5 Superpowers I Got From Month 1 of Praxis

When I first applied to Praxis, I was really focused on the apprenticeship. I was ready to jump in and get to work at a fast-growing start-up. I’ve been in the program for a …

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