Hey,<\/p>\n
Today is about productivity. In this email I’m going to discuss the
\naudio training from your starter package with Cal Newport.<\/p>\n
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In this email:<\/p>\n
1. 30-Day Trial progress
\n2. Why productivity trumps learning tactics for academic success.
\n3. Audio training with Cal Newport on becoming accomplished.<\/p>\n
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Unless you’ve been missing the emails, or living under a cave,
\nyou’re probably aware that we’re using 30-Day Challenges to begin
\ntrain the rapid learning ideas.<\/p>\n
If you haven’t already written about your 30-Day Trial in the FORUMS
\nplease do so! That way you can get advice, feedback and track your
\ntraining efforts:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/scotthyoung.com\/members\/?page_id=109<\/a><\/p>\n For those engaged in their 30DTs here are some quick tips:<\/p>\n 1. Know exactly how much work you need to do each day. The trial I —<\/p>\n In January of 2010 I wrote this article, which reflects a lot of http:\/\/bit.ly\/7NkUgM<\/a><\/p>\n The idea behind the article is my 3 O’s for managing a busy life:<\/p>\n 1. Omit – Cancel commitments you don’t need to do. My feeling is that generally, you should progress through these Note, however, that organize comes above optimize. I believe that I’d argue that if your work systems are a mess, then it’s probably —<\/p>\n Cal Newport is an MIT postdoc who has written multiple student If you aren’t already subscribed to Cal’s fantastic blog, go here:<\/p>\n
\ndiscussed in the video is 30 minutes per day of reading\/listening in
\nFrench.
\n2. Don’t skip days! The point of the trial is to complete 30 days
\nconsecutively. If you miss 1-2 days, keep focusing. If you miss
\na lot more (say 4-5) you may want to refocus for a new 30-day
\nperiod. Consistency creates habit.
\n3. Feel free to practice tactics outside your trial. The point of
\nthe trial is to commit to one change, but that doesn’t mean you
\ncan’t work on other tactics without committing to them.<\/p>\n
\nmy philosophy for the course:<\/p>\n
\n2. Organize – Organize your time to get tasks done.
\n3. Optimize – Optimize the way you complete tasks to do them faster.<\/p>\n
\nthree links in the chain if you want to save time, with the easiest
\nwins coming from omit, and the harder earned wins coming from
\noptimization.<\/p>\n
\ncreating a reliable productivity system outpaces the gains (usually)
\nfrom optimizing how you learn.<\/p>\n
\nbetter to start on fixing that than to master learning techniques
\nwhich won’t have the same immediate productivity payoff that being
\norganized can offer.<\/p>\n
\nadvice books. In addition he runs the most successful student advice
\nblog on the web. Despite this accomplished life and heavy workload,
\nhe always finishes his day at 5pm.<\/p>\n