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Monday Master Class: Stop Procrastinating by Making it Easier to Procrastinate

January 26, 2023July 14, 2008

The Student’s Curse After spending years confronting the peculiar peccadilloes of the student set, I’ve learned that one problem, in particular, looms above the rest. … Read more

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How to Ace the SAT: A No-Nonsense System for Students Looking to Score High

January 26, 2023July 11, 2008

The SAT Season Looms Over the past two weeks I’ve received three different e-mails asking for advice about SAT prep. I assume, therefore, that we’ve … Read more

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Q & A: Death by A.P. Course, Initializing the Autopilot, and Shameless Promotion

January 26, 2023July 9, 2008

From the reader mailbag: College classes are generally spaced out; each class meets once or twice a week and you take only 4 to 6 … Read more

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Monday Master Class: To Go To Class, Or Not To Go…There Shouldn’t Be Any Question

January 26, 2023July 7, 2008

“The following are valid excuses for skipping class: I have a fever of 105 degrees; I need to fly to L.A. to accept an Academy … Read more

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Case Study: Why the Number of Hours You Spend Studying Means Nothing

January 26, 2023July 3, 2008

[Note: Because I’ll be away from technology tomorrow to enjoy the 4th of July festivities, I’m posting Friday’s post one day early. See you on … Read more

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E-Mail Zero: Imagining Life Without E-Mail

January 26, 2023July 2, 2008

Lightman Lives Lightly At first glance, Alan Lightman is the poster boy for a fast-paced, turbo-charged lifestyle. He’s currently an adjunct professor of Humanities, Creative … Read more

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Monday Master Class: A Crash Course in Student Time Management

January 26, 2023June 30, 2008

Productivity Glue I dispense a lot of academic advice on this blog. I’ve dived into the details of note-taking and exam review and paper writing. … Read more

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Dangerous Ideas: Getting Started is Overrated

January 26, 2023June 27, 2008

The (Dangerous) Art of the Start Attend any talk given by an entrepreneur and you’ll hear some variation of the following: The most important thing … Read more

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Cal launched the "Study Hacks" blog at calnewport.com in 2007, and has been regularly publishing essays here ever since. Over 2,000,000 people a year visit this site to read Cal's weekly posts about technology, productivity, and the quest to live and work deeply in an increasingly distracted world, while tens of thousands more subscribe to have these essays delivered directly to their inbox (see the sign-up form below). To read more, you can browse more than 15 years of past essays in the archive.
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