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Q & A: Recording Lectures, Dealing with Definitions, and Spreading the Good Word

January 26, 2023November 21, 2007

Have a happy Thanksgiving! Because of the holiday, I’ll be skipping the usual Friday post to aid my postprandial recovery. I’ll be back in action … Read more

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Monday Master Class: How to Take Notes on Power Point Slides

January 26, 2023November 19, 2007

The Rise of Power Point It’s increasingly common for professors to lecture with the help of Power Point slides. Whether or not this is a … Read more

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Weekend Links: Register Like a Pro, Avoid Red, and Start From the Bottom With Your Career Planning

January 26, 2023November 18, 2007

Interesting links from around the web to help you through your weekend Study Hacks withdrawal… A Liquidation of Productivty-Scented Links How to Register for Classes … Read more

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Dangerous Ideas: Bodybuilders Should Be More Successful

January 26, 2023November 16, 2007

The Bodybuilder Paradox Allow me a bold statement: bodybuilders, as a group, should be disproportionately successful in life. The halls of congress should be crowded … Read more

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The Unconventional Scholar: Ignore Your GPA

January 26, 2023November 14, 2007

This is the first entry in a new semi-regular series I’m calling: The Unconventional Scholar. In the style of my first book, How to Win … Read more

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Classic Monday Master Class: Identify an Instant Replay Booth for Every Class

January 26, 2023November 12, 2007

I will be occasionally reprinting my favorite articles from the early days of Study Hacks in an effort to expose the material to my much … Read more

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Are You Effective or Just Busy? Calculate Your Churn Rate to Find Out

January 26, 2023November 8, 2007

The Difference Between Effective and Busy A few months back, I published an essay titled: Productivity is Overrated. The message was simple. Being organized reduces … Read more

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Student Productivity Blog Carnival | November 2007

January 26, 2023November 7, 2007

Welcome to the November edition of the Student Productivity Blog Carnival. Presented below are a collection of outstanding articles submitted by top bloggers from around … 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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