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Quick Hits: Tales of Disconnection, Free Books, and Tips for Aspiring Writers

January 26, 2023August 16, 2010

Update (8/17/2010): I forgot to mention that a loyal reader has set up a Facebook fan page for Study Hacks. I’m not on Facebook, but … Read more

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From CEOs to Opera Singers — Welcome Tim Ferriss Readers

January 26, 2023July 28, 2010

A Clarification (3:42 pm):  A few commenters both here and on Tim Ferriss’ site seemed to come away with the mistaken perception that Michael Silverman, … Read more

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Quick Hits: Deliberate Practice for Writers, Entrepreneurs, and Hollywood Superstars

January 26, 2023January 30, 2010

Quick hits is an occasional feature where I take a breather between my epic big idea posts to share ideas, ask questions, and in general … Read more

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Let’s Teach Ramit That Study Hacks Readers Rock!

January 26, 2023December 29, 2008

An Innovative Scholarship Earlier in December, my friend Ramit, who runs the wildly popular I Will Teach You to Be Rich blog, announced the I … Read more

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Bonus Post: The Five Most Popular Articles in August

January 26, 2023September 2, 2008

Popularity Contest I’m introducing a new feature here on Study Hacks — a recap of each month’s most popular posts. I hope this will help … Read more

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5 Articles That Will Change The Way You Think About Personal Productivity

January 26, 2023July 18, 2008

Re-Thinking Productivity There’s nothing more satisfying when reading than that magic moment when something flips a switch deep within the neuronal recesses of your brain, … Read more

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Weekend Links: An Ideal Life, Summer School, Young People Jobs and the Problem with Work/Life Balance

January 26, 2023June 15, 2008

My Goals for Life | Scott Young A great case study for the lifestyle-centric career planning concept we’ve been discussing: Scott Young lays out the … Read more

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Unexpected Wisdom: Some Interesting Articles From Interesting Places

January 26, 2023May 8, 2008

Gone for the Weekend I’m leaving this afternoon for a three day trip. This means no Friday post and I might be a little slow … 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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This site is the online home for the computer science professor and bestselling author Cal Newport. Here you can learn more about Cal and both his general-audience and academic writing. You can also browse and subscribe to his long-running weekly essay series. For more on Cal's podcast, videos, and online courses, please visit his media portal, TheDeepLife.com

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