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His book, How to Become a Straight-A Student did something I didn't really expect, it clarified the step-by-step process of doing a lot of things. I figured that I used to procrastinate cause they were never really clarified in my mind, so it was like figuring it out the first time every time. The book has a focus on the techniques used by real striaght A students who don't spend a lot of time on studying. Hate hte grind.
In terms of finding courses that teach you things, that's one of my core goals with uni is to learn to learn new and interesting things, so I found a major from reading about it in my spare time (psychology), then I used ratemyprof.com and my school's anti-calendar to find the best profs in terms of ratings. I'll also ask students about which profs changed their thinking or their lives (I've got two of them right now). I also read a book called What Great College Professors Do or something, which helped me get some good metrics to judge a professor for. I'll also sit in on a class once or twice to judge how good a prof is.
That and not all your schooling has to happen in classes: join a club or two if you haven't already, learn to dance or fence. It can be lots of fun.