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How to Talk to Your Shadow: Practical Tips from Jungian Psychology (Podcast)

July 31, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Today’s episode of Hardcore Literature is all about how to talk to and befriend your shadow. We all have a dark side lurking within. But how do you access it? And how do you access you inner king, warrior, lover, magician, or trickster? How do you analyse your dreams and improve your life? These questions, […]

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Should You Learn a Language to Read its Literature?

July 25, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

The greatest literary traditions in the world are, in no particular order (except English which is first): English Ancient Greek Latin Russian French Irish  American German Indian Japanese  Chinese English is the most expressive language. With twice as many words as the next largest language, Russian, and most words containing multiple shades of ambiguity and […]

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How To Read More Books (Video)

July 16, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

If you want to know how to read more books, I give you 15 tips in this video. Some unconventional tips, battle-won from years spent carving out deep reading habits. I hope you enjoy it. How To Read More Books Secret Book Recommendations: Beginner Intermediate Advanced Free Audible Credits: Audible Free Trial Mentioned in the […]

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How To Construct Your Own Personal Targeted Reading Plan

June 15, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

I’m going to teach you how to construct your own personal targeted reading plan. I’ll also give you a peak at my own reading plan creation and show you how to read more books, keep your reading habit consistent, and get even more out of your reading.  You will need: A journal – I favour […]

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Analysing William Blake’s ‘London’ (Video)

June 9, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

We’re talking about oppression. We’re talking about victimisation. And we’re talking about vision, prophecy, and poetry. All this by studying, analysing, and lovingly picking apart one of my personal favourite poems: ‘London’ by William Blake. William Blake’s ‘London’ Poem Analysis

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Drillers are Killers (Video)

June 8, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

This is my educational philosophy in a nut-shell: Drillers are killers. In this short video, I discuss the mindset that helped me go from floundering to flourishing student in my final year at Oxford, how to go from dumb and mute foreigner living in Japan to being conversationally fluent, and even how I improved my […]

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The Seneca Podcast

June 7, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Today we’re looking at the eighty-eighth letter from Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic.  This is a shorter-form episode. I’m experimenting with content under 10 minutes long. Let me know what you think. I’ll likely turn this into its own long-running series, and we’ll deal with a different aspect from Seneca’s letters every now and then. Today […]

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How to Annotate Your Books for Effective Note-Taking (Video)

May 28, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

The question I get asked the most is: how do you mark and annotate your books for effective note-taking? Most readers are hesitant to begin marking their books, and I completely sympathise. It took me years before I realised that the sign of true love for a book, and respect for its author, is to […]

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How to Ace the Oxford English Entrance Exam (Video)

May 21, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

If you’re preparing for the Oxford English Literature Entrance Exam (ELAT), you’ll want to watch this 30-minute video on how to prepare. It’s the best video on the topic anywhere (if I do say so myself). I give deep insights into my own process, the one that resulted in me acing the ELAT and getting […]

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The A-Level Study Habits of Oxbridge Students (Video)

May 18, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

Another Oxford and Cambridge-related university question answered. This is a common question. Obviously your A-Level results are a big piece of the puzzle when it comes to getting an offer from these elite universities. The other pieces are the interview, the personal statement, and the entrance exam. Do well in all four, add a dash […]

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Benjamin McEvoy

I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

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