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My World Famous Mechanical Exam Prep Process

January 26, 2023April 29, 2008

Exam advice week continues here at Study Hacks. I’m posting Wednesday’s article a little early because I’ll be gone tomorrow morning and I wanted to … Read more

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Monday Master Class: The Study Hacks Guide to Exams

January 26, 2023April 28, 2008

Exam Season is Upon Us As we careen into May, there is one thing likely dominating your college student mind: exams. In recognition of this … Read more

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Disruptive Thinkers: Marty Nemko Wants You To Forget Your Boring Passions

January 26, 2023April 25, 2008

Disruptive Thinkers is a semi-regular series that features interesting people with interesting ideas about college, achievement, or life in general. How to Become Good Marty … Read more

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The Science of Procrastination Revisted: Researchers Rethink Willpower

January 26, 2023April 23, 2008

Willpower as a Limited Resource In January, I posted an article titled The Science of Procrastination. It reported on the work of Dr. Roy Baumeister, … Read more

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The Makings of a Good Day

January 26, 2023April 21, 2008

A Good Day It’s a nice spring day here in Boston. This morning, when I arrived at my office at MIT, I decided it was … Read more

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Monday Master Class: Control End of Semester Chaos with the 4D Method

January 26, 2023April 21, 2008

Winding Down into Chaos Here at MIT we’re rapidly approaching the worst part of the semester: the last 2 – 4 weeks. Just when I … Read more

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Bonus Post: A Zen Valedictorian Case Study

January 26, 2023April 20, 2008

I don’t normally post outside of my Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule. But this story seemed like a perfect addendum to Friday’s discussion of the Zen … Read more

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How to Become a Zen Valedictorian: Decreasing Your Stress Without Decreasing Your Ambition

January 26, 2023April 18, 2008

The Zen Valedictorian Decoded Last week, I introduced the Zen Valedictorian Philosophy. This concept captures the general approach to student life that I’ve been promoting … 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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