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Monday Master Class: How to Talk to a TA

January 26, 2023October 22, 2007

The TA Factor… In many classes, your Teaching Assistant (TA) is your most important resource. This is particularly true in technical subjects. If you establish … Read more

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Weekend Links: Stop Working on Fridays, Meet Better People, and Become Perplexed by Cal’s Prolificness

January 26, 2023October 19, 2007

Interesting links from around the web to help you through your weekend Study Hacks withdrawal. Assorted Productivity Gems Updated Student Work Day | ProtoScholar Rebecca … Read more

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Declare a Productivity-Free Day

January 26, 2023October 19, 2007

The Productive Day I follow a variant of Getting Things Done. On a good, productive day, I live in my next action lists — making … Read more

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Guest Post: How to Use a Laptop in Class

January 26, 2023October 17, 2007

This is a guest post written by Kelly Sutton, one of the good folks from the always excellent Hack College blog. Kelly’s Secret “Wow, you … Read more

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Q & A: Five Key Questions About Becoming an Efficient Student

January 26, 2023October 17, 2007

Probing the Straight-A Method A reader recently sent me a collection of thoughtful questions about applying the Straight-A Method in practice. For those of you … Read more

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Ask An Expert: What Questions Do You Have About Diet and Fitness at College?

January 26, 2023October 16, 2007

Ask the Expert Do you have a question about dieting, exercise, fitness, energy, or anything else related? Worried about beer and gaining weight? Want to … Read more

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Monday Master Class: How to Schedule Your Writing Like a Professional Writer

January 26, 2023October 15, 2007

[UPDATE: 2/18/08] Welcome new readers! If this is your first time here, Study Hacks is a blog that focuses on hacks to help you do … Read more

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College Chronicles #9: I Help Leena Perform a Time Audit and Establish a Student Work Day

January 26, 2023October 12, 2007

College Chronicles is a blog-based reality series that follows real students attempting to overhaul their study habits. Click here for the series archive. Time for … 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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