Benjamin McEvoy

Essays on writing, reading, and life

How To Start Content Marketing: Start Scaling YOU (Video)

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My next free video course will teach you how to make a living online. This video’s an excerpt taken from a longer video, a mindset module on how to approach making money online. The course is going to be very involved and extremely hands-on. But it’s obviously important to get in the right head-space first. […]

Books I’m Reading This Month: May/June 2020 (Video)

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To be honest, I’ve got more books on the go than I can possibly manage. Books turn up at my door every day. Either because I’ve got drunk and ordered them, or because some kind soul wants me to review their work, or because I’m obligated to order everything those close to me recommend.  But […]

Analysing Shakespeare’s Sonnets: 2, 20 & 29 (Video)

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Three of my favourite Shakespeare sonnets are: II, XX & XXIX. Here’s a reading followed by a quick analysis, linking them together.  I just scratched the surface of why I love these sonnets. I’m thinking I’ll put together a series of quick “intro” type videos to Shakespeare’s sonnets, three at a time, not going above […]

‘All The World’s A Stage’ by Shakespeare: Poetry Reading (Video)

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Today I’m reading Jaques’ iconic monologue from As You Like It (Act II Scene VII Line 139). One of my favourite monologues in all of Shakespeare. Of course, there’s Lear’s ‘Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!’ Lear himself being a perfect representation of what Jaques refers to as ‘second childishness’. Then there’s countless lines from […]

How to Deal with Toxic People (Video)

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This isn’t a topic I talk about a lot (though I certainly had a rant or two during the Rumi Podcast) because I prefer to focus on what you want in your life rather than what you don’t want in your life. But it’s worth being said. Toxic people abound. And you need to be […]

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

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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 […]

Work Is Love Made Visible (Advice To Students #1)

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This is part one in a new series called “Advice To Students”. Whether you’re studying in high school/secondary school, college/sixth form, or university, here are all the things I wish I had known back in the day. Mentioned in the video: Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet (link) Book review: The Prophet Book Review Listen to the podcast: […]

Oxbridge Studying Masterclass (New Free Video Course)

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The Oxbridge Studying Masterclass: How to Study Like an A-Grade Student video course is free for you to stream now. Many people told me how helpful my first video course was (How to Write a Personal Statement for Elite Universities), so I thought I’d put another one together detailing my approach to studying. Schools and universities […]

How to Read the Stoics (Video)

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Forget lists of a thousand books to read before you die. Forget read-a-book a week challenges (for now). And just concentrate on wringing all the juice you possibly can out of these three books: Meditations Letters from a Stoic 7 Habits of Highly Effective People This 2-minute video is built upon the audacious premise that […]