Comments on: Adventure Studying: An Unconventional New Approach to Exam Preperation http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/ Decoding Patterns of Success Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lianne http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-26144 Lianne Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:41:23 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-26144 I adventure study around the library too! I move to a new spot every hour. I was taught this trick when I got my figure skating coach certification. We were told to send the little kids to a new teacher in a new corner of the ice every 10 minutes. The thrill of a new person/place makes the kids forget that they are cold/tired/want mommy I adventure study around the library too! I move to a new spot every hour.
I was taught this trick when I got my figure skating coach certification. We were told to send the little kids to a new teacher in a new corner of the ice every 10 minutes. The thrill of a new person/place makes the kids forget that they are cold/tired/want mommy

]]> By: Keith Sakata http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-25556 Keith Sakata Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:22:27 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-25556 I find this approach very exciting and mentally stimulating! This summer I have tackled a long list of non-fiction books and scholarship essays by adventure studying in many different Starbucks in the LA area. The farthest I've traveled is an hour away to a Starbucks in Costa Mesa; a place where I will spend my time productively and be reluctant to leave. Next up, West LA! I find this approach very exciting and mentally stimulating! This summer I have tackled a long list of non-fiction books and scholarship essays by adventure studying in many different Starbucks in the LA area. The farthest I’ve traveled is an hour away to a Starbucks in Costa Mesa; a place where I will spend my time productively and be reluctant to leave. Next up, West LA!

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Studying by the Startlight: Adventure Studying and the Quest to Take Back Control of Your Academic Experience http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-25374 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Studying by the Startlight: Adventure Studying and the Quest to Take Back Control of Your Academic Experience Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:01:59 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-25374 [...] tactic is an example of what I call adventure studying. I introduced this idea back in 2008, but I’m reintroducing it today as part of my ongoing  series on the Romantic Scholar [...]

[...] tactic is an example of what I call adventure studying. I introduced this idea back in 2008, but I’m reintroducing it today as part of my ongoing  series on the Romantic Scholar [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-24832 Rachel Mon, 23 May 2011 00:52:08 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-24832 If you have everything you need on a laptop or in a notebook, then studying in a tree is great. No one bothers to look up, so they don't even notice you! If you have everything you need on a laptop or in a notebook, then studying in a tree is great. No one bothers to look up, so they don’t even notice you!

]]> By: Sin http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-24525 Sin Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:04:13 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-24525 Maybe choose an adventurous study spot and turn into something familiar. Maybe 2-3 spots, with each spot projecting a mood for a certain subject in your mind. Maybe choose an adventurous study spot and turn into something familiar. Maybe 2-3 spots, with each spot projecting a mood for a certain subject in your mind.

]]> By: Anthony http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-20288 Anthony Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:28:48 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-20288 I agree that this *sounds* like an amazing idea, but maybe sounds is all. It would be lovely if it were true, but I have seen research that suggests that adding things to memory (which is what pre-exam reviewing is) works best in familiar surroundings. Getting away helps with stress relief as does avoiding seeing others working and stressing more than you, but familiar surroundings may let your brain look for inspiration in your notes. I agree that this *sounds* like an amazing idea, but maybe sounds is all. It would be lovely if it were true, but I have seen research that suggests that adding things to memory (which is what pre-exam reviewing is) works best in familiar surroundings. Getting away helps with stress relief as does avoiding seeing others working and stressing more than you, but familiar surroundings may let your brain look for inspiration in your notes.

]]> By: alluka http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-13604 alluka Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:54:16 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-13604 Just recently started doing this after my college years because I've been self-reviewing for my board exam this coming July. This is an interesting idea, if only I have a car to go to places that are nice to hang out but sadly I haven't discovered places that are good for studying (would love the beach but its too far!) So I just hang-out at our garden, its a good start. The typical four-corner room is really boring Love your adventure studying ? Just recently started doing this after my college years because I’ve been self-reviewing for my board exam this coming July. This is an interesting idea, if only I have a car to go to places that are nice to hang out but sadly I haven’t discovered places that are good for studying (would love the beach but its too far!)
So I just hang-out at our garden, its a good start. The typical four-corner room is really boring
Love your adventure studying ?

]]> By: nXqd http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-10520 nXqd Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:49:32 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-10520 I absolutely love adventure studying . The different always interests me :) Just go to somewhere else, get your job done. People just care about your result. Don't mess around with their stories, gossips :) Thanks so much Cal I absolutely love adventure studying . The different always interests me :)
Just go to somewhere else, get your job done. People just care about your result. Don’t mess around with their stories, gossips :)
Thanks so much Cal

]]> By: Playing in the Blogosphere « BePlayful.org http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-7825 Playing in the Blogosphere « BePlayful.org Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:28:24 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-7825 [...] any students struggling with end of year deadlines, I recommend Cal Newport’s recent post on Adventure Studying. If you are still in your first couple of years at university, I recommend spending a couple of [...]

[...] any students struggling with end of year deadlines, I recommend Cal Newport’s recent post on Adventure Studying. If you are still in your first couple of years at university, I recommend spending a couple of [...]

]]> By: Kare http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-7445 Kare Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:00:20 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/05/02/adventure-studying-an-unconventional-new-approach-to-exam-preperation/#comment-7445 This sounds like a really great and refreshing idea! I really have to try this out sometime, I find that studying in the same two places (in my messy room at my desk, and at the school library) is starting to get boring... and even worse, more distracting than ever!! I'm not really sure as to where else I should study. Whenever I study somewhere else out of my comfort zone, I feel like I can't do all of my studying in that one place, but only in the my designated two locations. This sounds like a really great and refreshing idea! I really have to try this out sometime, I find that studying in the same two places (in my messy room at my desk, and at the school library) is starting to get boring… and even worse, more distracting than ever!! I’m not really sure as to where else I should study. Whenever I study somewhere else out of my comfort zone, I feel like I can’t do all of my studying in that one place, but only in the my designated two locations.

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