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By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Treat Your Mind as You Would a Private Garden | Rites of the Image

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By: Life is the sum total of what you focus on. | Kareem Mayan Blog

Life is the sum total of what you focus on. | Kareem Mayan Blog — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:48:09 +0000

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By: college needs

college needs — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:28:35 +0000

Great advice! Thank you!. I like it all, but mostly “Training your mind is crucial in building a good life.”

By: Momentum « Shades of Sike

Momentum « Shades of Sike — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:04:45 +0000

[...] treat your mind as a private garden and be wary of traveling down the long winded path too [...]

By: Maricor

Maricor — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:12:43 +0000

Hey Cal! It’s been a while since I’ve contacted you! Anyway, I wanted to commend you on this post. Admittedly, when I first contacted you (was it 2007?), I tried and initially succeeded in being more efficient in studying and lessening my work load. In the long run, however, I did not succeed. The root of my issues were buried deep in negative cognitions. (I was ordered a medical leave in 2009).

I was overly self-criticizing as I tried to reach an impossible “ideal” of crippling perfectionism. I allowed it to consume my thoughts and to handicap my potential to succeed. Only during the two year medical leave and extensive counseling did I realize “cultivating a (healthy) mind” resulted in better focus and improved mood.

Although I still struggle, particularly with my perfectionism and anxiety from time to time, this everyday practicing of ‘tending to my mind’ has been extremely life-changing. A healthy mind will always help you achieve consistently great results.

By: Iqra

Iqra — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:56:22 +0000

can i plz get the link to the blog where he talks about mid semester dash?
thanks!

By: Francis / 2Time Management blog

Francis / 2Time Management blog — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:14:36 +0000

Amazing post — thanks so much for this. I read the comments asking for practical advice and I’d like to recommend The Work of Byron Katie. It has a short process to use when stressful thoughts kick in, and I use it every morning as a sort of mind-cleanse to address any thoughts that are leading to feelings I don’t want. As a daily practice it works magnificently and all it takes is pencil and paper.

By: Trial 1: Day 8 « Way of the Scholar

Trial 1: Day 8 « Way of the Scholar — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:34:36 +0000

[...] times to make sure the information we spend our time with is the best for our current situation. As Cal Newport says (following Winifred Galligher), we’ve got to cultivate our minds like a private garden, being [...]

By: The Art of Being Content | Bicycle Life Coaching

The Art of Being Content | Bicycle Life Coaching — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:21:52 +0000

[...] full of interesting bits and tips for creative idea execution. They shared a post from the blog Study Hacks about the book Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life by Winifred Gallagher. Gallagher’s [...]

By: Links: Back To Work Edition | Pre Med Journey

Links: Back To Work Edition | Pre Med Journey — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:08:05 +0000

[...] classic post from Cal Newport at Study Hacks titled “Treat Your Mind As You Would A Private Garden.” There are plenty of parallels between tending a garden and nurturing your mind and he makes [...]