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Great advice split into well-written chapters. Cal Newport made a wise choice with his concision - How to Win at College will appeal to busy college students who feel that they barely have any time to read. I appreciate how his tips ranged from social life to schoolwork to mental health; even if some topics could have been fleshed out more, students will acquire a ton of great tricks from reading this book.Though I already considered and carry out some of his advice, I'm jotting down a list of o...
Feeding the culture of competitivity and overachievement.
"If you want to succed because you love the excitement of pushing your potential and exploring your world and new experiences, if you want to succeed because life is short and why not fill it with as much activity as possible, then you will win. If you approach life with an attitude of having no regrets and always having a hopeful smile on your face, you can find a measure of success in all your endeavors. Don't have no regrets, but have plenty of fun along the way. In the end, that is what is t...
3.5. The author and I differ in our organisational approach; useful tips though.
Vague, boringly positive take on surviving at college. Despite this, it does have some great suggestions for things to do to help a student succeed. While many are good, there are several that seem to be a bit on the extreme side. As a college student, I have been trying some of them out and they've done well. There are 75 suggestions, and I narrowed them down to 32 that I could actually try to use. Of these, I've tried 9 so far and have found success with 6 of those. It's a great book if it is
Cal writes from the perspective of an American post-graduate who’s opinion of academia is higher than of commercial success. Regardless, there is a number of helpful, unintuitive points in the book.My favorites are:#73 - Start Fast, End Slow#70 - Study With Quiz-and-Recall#53 - Keep a Work-Progress Journal#44 - Make friends your #1 priority#20 - Jump into Research as Soon as Possible#16 - Always Be Working on a “Grand Project”#06- Apply to Ten Scholarships a YearSome others are great.Many others...
I'm halfway through college and I'm feeling lost and unmotivated. I feel deprived of college experiences due to the abrupt changes brought by the pandemic. Most of the tips from this book are nothing new to me. But I guess it feels nice to be reminded of the things that I have forgotten to do. This was written by Cal Newport years ago, but most of it are still applicable today, although needing a bit of tweaking for online classes.
Very helpful, wish I read this before college but also happy to have practiced many some of the principles described by Cal Newport.
I really enjoy reading Cal Newport. He writes well and always backs up his statements with fascinating research. Many of the tips shared in this book have affected how I think and have prepped me for college. I have only one complaint. Seventy-five is a lot of tips and many of them could've been easily been combined into one. The book could have been a little more concise.
Decent. Some tips were good, others were obvious/had been mentioned before. Many tips didn't always indicate practical ways of actually accomplishing the tip (like scholarships: how should you explain yourself? what should be things you highlight? these weren't included and could've made the book more helpful). A bit dated because it came out in 2005. However, it was inspirational because of the many suggestions to be ambitious, and a number of new ways to improve efficiency.
i need a howler to keep myself up with this sophistication lol:1 Don't Do All of Your Reading2 Create a Sunday Ritual3 Drop Classes Every Semester4 Start Long-Term Projects the Day They Are Assigned5 Make Your Bed6 Apply to Ten Scholarships a Year7 Build Study Systems 8 Befriend a Professor9 Become a Club President10 Read a Newspaper Every Day. 11 Do One Thing Better Than Anyone Else You Know12 Avoid Daily To-Do Lists13 Learn to Give Up14 Never Nap15 Sign Up for Something Your First Week16 Alway...
This book gave me quite a decent head start as the second semester of my first year in college was approaching. I appreciated that Newport was able to point out what we may lose track of should we only focus on the small picture which most of us will have the tendency to do so, amidst a frenzied schedule. Overall, it's a pleasant read for me with 75 concise actionable (small) habits you can possibly incorporate during your years in college. During my first semester, as a design student, sometime...
