Comments on: Guest Post: Implement a Mechanism-Based Lifestyle http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/ Decoding Patterns of Success Mon, 21 May 2012 04:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/#comment-4201 Study Hacks Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:02:26 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=287#comment-4201 I have to give Kelly (the Hack College denizen who wrote this post) extra credit for working in operating system theory into an a post on productivity. Go Comp Sci! I have to give Kelly (the Hack College denizen who wrote this post) extra credit for working in operating system theory into an a post on productivity. Go Comp Sci!

]]> By: Ilham http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/#comment-4146 Ilham Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:35:30 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=287#comment-4146 This was a great post, and I enjoyed the idea of dividing my daily tasks into even smaller tasks. I will try to implement some of this stuff and see how it goes. This was a great post, and I enjoyed the idea of dividing my daily tasks into even smaller tasks. I will try to implement some of this stuff and see how it goes.

]]> By: David http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/#comment-4144 David Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:58:24 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=287#comment-4144 This post may be summed up in one word: Microtasking. Personally I liked the way you summed it up (mechanism vs. policy) though and the fact that you applied a computer-based perspective to it. It gives a fresh breath to an idea I've thought about before. A link related to this post you might check out is: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/07/microtasks/ This post may be summed up in one word: Microtasking. Personally I liked the way you summed it up (mechanism vs. policy) though and the fact that you applied a computer-based perspective to it. It gives a fresh breath to an idea I’ve thought about before. A link related to this post you might check out is: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/07/microtasks/

]]> By: Evan Meagher http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/#comment-4141 Evan Meagher Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:41:43 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=287#comment-4141 As a fellow computer science student (I assume you are), I've come up with similar metaphors for object-oriented daily life. Good post! As a fellow computer science student (I assume you are), I’ve come up with similar metaphors for object-oriented daily life. Good post!

]]> By: Crazy for Queues: A Simple Hack for Complicated Schedules | HackCollege http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/29/guest-post-implement-a-mechanism-based-lifestyle/#comment-4138 Crazy for Queues: A Simple Hack for Complicated Schedules | HackCollege Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:12:30 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=287#comment-4138 [...] The following is a guest post from our friend Cal Newport from his Study Hacks blog. We’ve also sent one of our own guest posts over there: Implement a Mechanism-based Lifestyle [...]

[...] The following is a guest post from our friend Cal Newport from his Study Hacks blog. We’ve also sent one of our own guest posts over there: Implement a Mechanism-based Lifestyle [...]

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