[Originally sent to the Study Hacks Newsletter on 2/8/07]
I recently gave a talk at Dartmouth College, where I covered many of the
big picture conclusions I’ve developed concerning the college experience.
Some students requested that I post my slides online — so I did. You can
find them at:
https://calnewport.com
Feel free to do what you want with them.
For this talk I was able to go beyond the nitty-gritty technical details
(which I so love) and discuss some bigger ideas, such as how to take an
idea you are passionate about and transform it into a head-turning
accomplishment (referred to in HOW TO WIN as a “Grand Project”).
I think this is an interesting topic, and I’m currently putting together a
post that summarizes a recent survey I conducted where asked some of the most accomplished young people I know to try to explain what’s the difference between a “doer” and a “dreamer.” Expect this post within 7-10 days.
Cal,
Those slides are legendary, so meaningful to me even just as plain slides.
Well. after longer than 8 months reading your stuff (today 2009) including The Red Book, I can consider you a good friend of mine… and believe me that sharing your knowledge like you do triggers the same desire for me to contribute.
So, after I got to know your lifestyle I’ve become also obsessed with this utopia of the Zen Valedictorian. This is something you cannot have a clear finish point nor progress indicator, so I focus on what I do everyday. Changing lifestyle for better has been a great advice from you.
Good job!
i plan to read all your posts from beginning to end. thanks for these content.
Is this Cal’s very first post on Study Hacks? If not, which one is and how can I get to it? I plan on reading each post and want to start from the beginning.
Thanks <
Where are the slides?
yeah I want them too!
Yes, same here! I hope someone is reading these comments.