{"id":875,"date":"2008-11-28T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/28\/friday-links-08-11-28\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:45:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:45:46","slug":"friday-links-08-11-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/28\/friday-links-08-11-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links 08-11-28"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From the Web<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calnewport.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/14\/how-to-ace-calculus-the-art-of-doing-well-in-technical-courses\/\">Holistic Learning for Math<\/a> &#8211; Cal Newport has an excellent article about how to do well in technical courses like math or physics.\u00c2\u00a0 He focuses on developing what he calls &#8220;insightful studying&#8221;, however I think his approach fits nicely with holistic learning.\u00c2\u00a0 Cal&#8217;s emphasis isn&#8217;t on memorization, but on breaking down all the details to their core, so you understand them intuitively.\u00c2\u00a0 A must read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.organizeit.co.uk\/2008\/11\/19\/my-argument-against-batching-your-work\/\">The Argument Against Batching<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;ve frequently mentioned batching as one of my top productivity tips.\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a contrasting view.\u00c2\u00a0 I think batching is one of those tricks that can be taken too far.\u00c2\u00a0 You can also view my response in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoplejam.com\/review\/13506\/get-more-life-scott-h-young\">Review Me at People Jam<\/a> &#8211; People Jam is a great site where people can review personal development information.\u00c2\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve been reading the website for awhile, I&#8217;d really appreciate if you made a review and rating.\u00c2\u00a0 Sign-up takes only a few seconds, and you can also weigh your opinion on many other blogs.<\/p>\n<h2>From the Archives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/27\/the-value-of-independence\/\">The Value of Independence<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are few virtues more important than independence. 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