Helpful Blog

I came across this blog purely by luck. It's not just for students but for those that want to talk about life after graduation and while it's not for just self studying, it does provide some useful information. What is Study Hacks? According to their site: "The Study Hacks blog explores strategies for building a life that’s accomplished and engaging, but also relaxed and enjoyable to live. It rejects the idea that success and stress are inextricably connected. It seeks, instead, examples of people who love their life while simultaneously being well-respected (and well-rewarded) for what they do. The blog was started to provide this style of advice to students. Its original mission was “to teach students how to do (very) well without burning out,” and it drew from the philosophy I lay out in my popular advice guides How to Be a High School Superstar (Random House, 2010), How to Become a Straight-A Student (Random House, 2006) and How to Win at College (Random House, 2005)."

I'm thrilled that this blog was created by Cal Newport, whose book How to Become a Straight-A Student is one that I have recommended in my blog. According to Cal Newport, Study Hacks has grown into the largest student advice blog on the web-(he thinks).

Study Hacks is broken down into several different categories. You can blog about Organization, Note Taking, Studying and Paper Writing, only to name a few.

The blog creator, Cal Newport, does not do this for a living. However, he makes himself available via email to answer questions. This in itself is a great benefit. To be able to get advice from the author of great successful study techniques is a win-win.

Comments to blogs are abundant with some ranging over 60. You can get great insight, advice and feedback about some of the techniques that Cal suggests from those that have tried them.

While there is a great deal of information available it can be overwhelming. However, the break down of the different topics, makes it much easier to locate useful information specific to your needs.

Below is a link to Study Hacks for your review. Let me know what you think!

http://calnewport.com/blog/