Comments on: Case Study: How Skidmore’s Busiest Student Discovered the Secret to Happiness on the Other Side of the World http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/ Demystifying Sustainable Success Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » How to Become a Deep Thinker at College http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-7083 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » How to Become a Deep Thinker at College Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:30:04 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-7083 [...] might sound familiar. It’s exactly what happened to our friend Toph when he was forced into taking only three courses and no activities during his exchange semester in [...]

[...] might sound familiar. It’s exactly what happened to our friend Toph when he was forced into taking only three courses and no activities during his exchange semester in [...]

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6456 Study Hacks Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:13:33 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6456 <blockquote><p>Is there any likelihood of writing a Zen Valedictorian book in your future? I can’t possibly be the only one interested in a book like that.</blockquote></p> <p>I should have news about a new book (or lack thereof) by the early fall...</p> <blockquote><p>I can’t shake is the feeling that one can’t really make the jump without hitting bottom </p></blockquote> <p>I've noticed this too. My hope is that through a combination of case studies and well-reasoned technical articles I can help some change before that waking up in the gutter moment. </p> <blockquote><p>I assume from your posts over the past week that we should engage in extracurriculars that are</p> <p>a) balanced<br /> b) provoke our interests, not the interests of others </p></blockquote> <p>Kind of...I'm not sure what "balanced" means in the context of activities, and I don't think it's a bad thing to have your eye toward impressing a future employer or graduate program when you choose your activities. The advice I'm trying to get across in my recent posts is that the best strategy is to: (a) do a very small number of (time-consuming) activities -- one, maybe two -- and stick with them; and (b) choose activities that you enjoy, and whose other members you like to hang out with.</p>

Is there any likelihood of writing a Zen Valedictorian book in your future? I can’t possibly be the only one interested in a book like that.

I should have news about a new book (or lack thereof) by the early fall…

I can’t shake is the feeling that one can’t really make the jump without hitting bottom

I’ve noticed this too. My hope is that through a combination of case studies and well-reasoned technical articles I can help some change before that waking up in the gutter moment.

I assume from your posts over the past week that we should engage in extracurriculars that are

a) balanced
b) provoke our interests, not the interests of others

Kind of…I’m not sure what “balanced” means in the context of activities, and I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have your eye toward impressing a future employer or graduate program when you choose your activities. The advice I’m trying to get across in my recent posts is that the best strategy is to: (a) do a very small number of (time-consuming) activities — one, maybe two — and stick with them; and (b) choose activities that you enjoy, and whose other members you like to hang out with.

]]> By: Benjamin Goering http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6455 Benjamin Goering Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:02:46 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6455 This was a really great article. Delivered the message very very well. This was a really great article. Delivered the message very very well.

]]> By: Alex http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6453 Alex Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:27:54 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6453 Cal, I assume from your posts over the past week that we should engage in extracurriculars that are a) balanced b) provoke our interests, not the interests of others Am I correct? p.s. Can we expect a new book soon? Lol, I know im not the only one interested in that Cal,

I assume from your posts over the past week that we should engage in extracurriculars that are

a) balanced
b) provoke our interests, not the interests of others

Am I correct?

p.s.

Can we expect a new book soon? Lol, I know im not the only one interested in that

]]> By: GBM http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6451 GBM Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:16:16 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6451 Cal, I'm a moderately but not unreasonably busy (I think - I don't have many standards for comparison) student. I've been reading Study Hacks for a while, and the one thing I can't shake is the feeling that one can't really make the jump without hitting bottom - that is, unless one has that moment of realization, or in Toph's case, the forced change that showed him the error of his ways, one won't commit and successfully transition to the new lifestyle. Any tips? Cal,

I’m a moderately but not unreasonably busy (I think – I don’t have many standards for comparison) student. I’ve been reading Study Hacks for a while, and the one thing I can’t shake is the feeling that one can’t really make the jump without hitting bottom – that is, unless one has that moment of realization, or in Toph’s case, the forced change that showed him the error of his ways, one won’t commit and successfully transition to the new lifestyle. Any tips?

]]> By: Nate http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6450 Nate Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:46:35 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/08/06/case-study-how-skidmores-busiest-student-discovered-the-secret-to-happiness-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/#comment-6450 Cal - Is there any likelihood of writing a Zen Valedictorian book in your future? I can't possibly be the only one interested in a book like that. Cal -

Is there any likelihood of writing a Zen Valedictorian book in your future?
I can’t possibly be the only one interested in a book like that.

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