Heroic Interview: How to Become a Straight-A Student with Cal Newport

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Cal Newport is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth who went on to MIT for his Ph.D. and is now a Professor at Georgetown. Cal shares the top ideas he gleaned from interviews with non-grind Phi Beta Kappa members at elite schools across the country. They had to perform well AND they had to achieve those results without grinding away. Their practices, although discovered independently, reflect the same wisdom shared in the science books. It’s great to see the overlap.
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[@JustOrgil]

If you're a student, the fact that you're here listening to this means you're ahead of the majority already. I hope that encourages you to get even better. Good luck 😉.

[@medicos2362]

Yeah

[@liva971]

bookmarks: 19:12 how to take 10 minute breaks 29:15 why you should space out the studying time 30:15 study less but with higher intensity 31:43 how to have a fulfilling college life 33:23 college as a practice for adopting a better mindset 35:05 "hard work" doesn't have to be "hard to do work" 36:54 know why, get involved 37:30 why you should strive for good grades

[@mohamedgreen2792]

The only thing you need to remember from this 23:00 The game of the students life 17:00 No long hours 29:00

[@ahanamondal9073]

Thank you very much. God bless you.

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@seydanur5721]

Thank you! Your time stamps were so helpful!

[@MidoriyaIzuku-hs6xy]

27:58 but nice thing about it is it has windowing effect so you go through all the problems that you need to know if you get it right once, you give a convincing lecture, check it off, you never have to go back to it again. because of the ultra efficeiency of this method of locking things in so that means the next time throgh you're just looking at the problems that you didn't check off that time

[@MarioTomicOfficial]

Awesome! I'm currently reading Cal's Deep Work and it's incredibly insightful. Will check out How to Become a Straight‑A Student

[@jeanclaude6284]

Mario Tomic did he say 50 mins and 10 mins break?

[@khalifashema]

mehn, his book deep work is the best book i've ever read, it's simply amazing

[@catherinevaughanpoet]

"Bookshelf lottery" oh my gosh Cal is adorable! 21:21

[@albertVniekerk]

An excellent interview which ties Cal Newport's earlier college study approach and guidelines to his decade later Deep Work. Excellent for students and adult professionals. Buy both publications.

[@utkarshtibrewal]

Thank you. It's really helpful.

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

Awesome! I have the book but I haven't finished it! You are the 3rd KZbinr that I follow that mentions this book. It must be a sign to finish once and for all. LOL

[@alex.sand1r]

I've applied these techniques on my prerequisites for nursing school while working full time at a collision shop. I can't wait to apply them in nursing school!

[@deebrown1113]

Just begun reading Deep Work and loving it. The interview and book review solid me 👍👍

[@HeroicBrian]

Amazing to hear! Enjoy the read! -Zak | Team Optimize Optimize is now free! Sign up/tell your friends! www.optimize.me

[@renelvital]

Thank you for the video. Hindsight 20/20 as usual. I wish I had this approach in college but no time like the present!!!

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@MuhammadKhalid-jw1gd]

The strategies mentioned in "How to Become a Straight A Student by Cal Newport" for writing papers are for writing Term Papers or the same strategies can be applied for writing a Journal/Conference paper especially in engineering or technical field at Master and PhD level?

[@kakibjj]

Excelente entrevista. Lo mejor sobre el tema que escuche últimamente, un profesor serio, con formación académica real, que aplica lo que enseña. Feliz de haber encontrado está entrevista. Sigan así, dando herramientas para crecer y aprender. Un saludo desde Argentina.

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@jordanroyal9762]

Ah I'm bout to be a freshman in college in 2 days. Good thing I found this.thnx brian

[@Leon.Stanic]

How'd it go?

[@darkdestiny3700]

I wonder if he recommends working while in college. Cuz I've been very hesitant

[@darkdestiny3700]

My question is what do you do after you finish ur work?

[@LotusYeshe]

At uni in France we have compulsory 13+ courses per year. Set up for failure in competitive degrees such as medicine

[@HeroicBrian]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Shay! Keep optimizing + do your best! -Zak | Team Optimize Optimize is now free! Sign up/tell your friends! www.optimize.me

[@garofiespinoza3503]

dopee

[@swastiksubhamgarnaik7424]

Hello sir, a had read how to become a straight a student. In page 45 cal Newport said "if you're pressed for time, eat fast. In my opinion it's totally unhealthy. You neither skip any of your meal nor eat fast. Take your time and enjoy your food many of our Saint told this. Sri Ravi Sankar, Rajib Dixit and many more.

[@HeroicBrian]

Nice point! But they were not becoming straight A students, were they? hehe - Zak from team Optimize Optimize is now free! Sign up/tell your friends! www.optimize.me

[@swastiksubhamgarnaik7424]

@@HeroicBrian Vidya dadati vinayam vinayad yati patratam Patratvad dhanam apnoti dhanad dharmam tatah sukham” [Education leads to sensibility, sensibility attains character/qualification, from that comes wealth and from wealth (one does) good deeds, from that (comes) joy] Your environment is different from ours so whatever you told is not a good point. I am telling about what is healthy and what is not I am not telling what A students do. You know cal Newport was a professor of computer science then how he know about biology, body and mind. Read a book like READY STUDY GO by khurshed batliwala and dinesh ghodke. 'How to become a straight a student ' is an excellent book nodoubt but not a masterpiece. Thank you

[@brandomiranda6703]

What about an interview on digital minimalism?

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@mayankjain0141]

Difference between hard work and hard-to-do work 35:00

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@JamesScottGuitar]

Does this take into consideration people that have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD?

[@Kenbomp]

Stagger. Sometimes better to do like he said do calculus and only one other hard core classes like chem. Then take 1 less technical class. Some classes just require more time. It's not smarts it's smart approach. It's actually better to water grass for hour than 15 minute intervals. Deep watering

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@GreenOrDeath]

8:10 9:25 9:45 14:34 18:50 23:10 27:32 28:30 29:20

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@sallybrown3363]

Bookmark 31:40

[@HeroicBrian]

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[@stanleyhuang5854]

I’m 17 lol

[@HeroicBrian]

What a great time to first be checking out the wisdom from Cal Newport's book, then! - Calman | Team Optimize Optimize is now free! Sign up/tell your friends! www.optimize.me

[@TheGman938]

I tried the stuff cal did and it didn't work

[@arasyaadisera6560]

did you read "How to be A Straight A Student" first and then the "Deep Work" afterwards? or you straight to "Deep Work"? because I only have the "Deep Work" book and feel confused whether to but th "How to.." or not (bcs it's pretty expensive). Thankyou in advance :)

[@abdullahiy.ibrahim4571]

it works but you don't fellow as it's