How to win at college : simple rules for success from star students / Cal Newport.
Record details
- ISBN: 0767917871
- ISBN: 9780767917872
- Physical Description: viii, 193 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2005.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Don't Do All of Your Reading 7 -- 2 Create a Sunday Ritual 10 -- 3 Drop Classes Every Semester 12 -- 4 Start Long-Term Projects the Day They Are Assigned 14 -- 5 Make Your Bed 16 -- 6 Apply to Ten Scholarships a Year 18 -- 7 Build Study Systems 20 -- 8 Befriend a Professor 22 -- 9 Become a Club President 25 -- 10 Read a Newspaper Every Day 27 -- 11 Do One Thing Better Than Anyone Else You Know 29 -- 12 Avoid Daily To-Do Lists 32 -- 13 Learn to Give Up 35 -- 14 Never Nap 39 -- 15 Sign Up for Something Your First Week 41 -- 16 Always Be Working on a "Grand Project" 43 -- 17 Take Art History and Astronomy 46 -- 18 Blow the Curve Once a Term 49 -- 19 Ask One Question at Every Lecture 51 -- 20 Jump into Research as Soon as Possible 53 -- 21 Pay Your Dues 56 -- 22 Study in Fifty-Minute Chunks 58 -- 23 Schedule Your Free Time 60 -- 24 Dress Nicely for Class 63 -- 25 Decorate Your Room 65 -- 26 Start Studying Two Weeks in Advance 68 -- 27 Write Outside of Class 71 -- 28 Eat Alone Twice a Day 73 -- 29 Find an Escape 75 -- 30 Take Hard Courses Early On 77 -- 31 Don't Study in Your Room 79 -- 32 Don't Study in Groups 81 -- 33 Join an Honors Program 83 -- 34 Do Schoolwork Every Day 85 -- 35 Attend Guest Lectures 87 -- 36 Exercise Five Days a Week 89 -- 37 Stay in Touch 91 -- 38 Tack on an Extra Major or Minor 93 -- 39 Meet Often with Your Adviser 96 -- 40 Don't Get a Normal Job 98 -- 41 Use Three Days to Write a Paper 101 -- 42 Don't Undersleep, Don't Oversleep 105 -- 43 Relax Before Exams 107 -- 44 Make Friends Your #1 Priority 110 -- 45 Don't Binge Drink 112 -- 46 Ignore Your Classmates' Grades 114 -- 47 Seek Out Phenomenal Achievers 116 -- 48 Learn to Listen 119 -- 49 Never Pull an All-Nighter 122 -- 50 Laugh Every Day 125 -- 51 Use High-Quality Notebooks 127 -- 52 Keep a Work-Progress Journal 129 -- 53 Seek Out Fun 132 -- 54 Inflate Your Ambition 134 -- 55 Get Involved with Your Major Department 136 -- 56 Care About Your Grades, Ignore Your G.P.A. 138 -- 57 Always Go to Class 141 -- 58 Set Arbitrary Deadlines 143 -- 59 Eat Healthy 145 -- 60 Volunteer Quietly 147 -- 61 Write as if Going for a Pulitzer 149 -- 62 Attend Political Rallies 152 -- 63 Maximize Your Summers 154 -- 64 Choose Goals, Explore Routes 158 -- 65 Don't Take Breaks Between Classes 161 -- 66 Don't Network 164 -- 67 Publish Op-Eds 168 -- 68 Use a Filing Cabinet 170 -- 69 Find a Secret Study Space 172 -- 70 Study with the Quiz-and-Recall Method 175 -- 71 Empty Your In-Box 179 -- 72 Relax Before Sleep 181 -- 73 Start Fast, End Slow 183 -- 74 Spend a Semester Studying Abroad 185 -- 75 "Don't Have No Regrets" 188.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 378.1 NEW (Text) | 37810434583836 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Erwin Public Library | 378.198 New (Text) | 33631001523573 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | 378. 198 NEW (Text) | 33114015202583 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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