Teachings & Philosophies

The ATARMAXXING philosophy

The founder’s straight-talk study philosophy, one lesson at a time. New lessons drop on Instagram first — the full versions live here for members.

Lesson 1

NEVER EVER GET A TUTOR. EVER.

Lesson 1 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: why tutoring is a business model built on your dependence, and what $60 an hour actually buys you. Spoiler: not much.

Read · 6 min · 9 July 2026 →

Lesson 2

YOUR MATES ARE THE COMPETITION.

Lesson 2: the ATAR is a rank, not a mark. Why the whole state is the competition, why your mates aren't, and what to do about it.

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Lesson 3

READING YOUR NOTES IS NOT STUDYING.

Re-reading notes feels like studying because you can never get one wrong. That comfort is the tell. Real studying is retrieval. Lesson 3 of the Teachings.

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Lesson 4

MOTIVATION IS FAKE.

Lesson 4 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: waiting to feel like studying is a plan to study eight days a year. Motivation is weather. Build a system.

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Lesson 5

YOUR TEACHER CAN'T GET YOU A 45.

Lesson 5: the arithmetic of one teacher and 25 students, why classrooms produce competence not outliers, and how top scorers add the missing layer.

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Lesson 6

BURN YOUR HIGHLIGHTERS.

Lesson 6 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: pretty notes are procrastination in a productivity costume. Why colour-coding steals marks, and the fix.

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Lesson 7

YOUR PARENTS ARE THE PRODUCT.

Lesson 7 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: much of the study industry sells relief to parents, not learning to students. Learn to spot the guilt purchase.

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Lesson 8

THE 8-HOUR STUDY DAY IS COPE.

Lesson 8: the 8-hour study day is cope. Hours are an input nobody marks. Count reps and errors instead, and never trade sleep for chair time.

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Lesson 9

PAST PAPERS ARE THE REAL TEXTBOOK.

Past papers and examiner reports are the closest thing to the real exam. Free, public, too often ignored. Lesson 9 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy.

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Lesson 10

NOBODY REMEMBERS YEAR 12 COOL.

School status expires on graduation day. Your ranking doesn't. Lesson 10 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: why 'try-hard' is a forecast, not an insult.

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Lesson 11

UNMARKED WORK IS JUST VIBES.

Lesson 11 of the ATARMAXXING philosophy: unmarked practice didn't happen, self-marking lies to you, and the four-step loop that actually moves marks.

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