To Become A Straight-A Student

In part one of “How to Become a Straight-A Student” by Cal Newport the main of this story is how to not to work and study for twelve hours straight, to show how to manage your time doing some simple things and help you avoid the urge of procrastination. The five ideas that resonated with me was making a “To Do List” and a “Things to Remember Column”, to feed my body with nutrients, tell others of your work and go to an area where there is no one you know, plan the hard days in advance, and to study at least an hour straight and to rest from time to time. Making a to do list resonated with me because it showed how easy your day can be with this idea. Just like in the story of Stephen, Newport said that “Stephen was able to really relax and have a good time at night.”(Newport, ) This stood out to me as a reader because it showed that the list actually worked for someone and that it might work for me. This idea connected with me because it is something so simple and it will make everything easier for me in my daily life for me to get everything in order. What I will do to emulate this idea in my life is to make a to do list in …show more content…
This resonates with me because it will make it easier for someone to plan a day of full hard work and have no distractions at all. The idea stood out to me as a reader because it shows that when you plan something you are going to prepare for it. This connects to me because you will need to “prepare yourself mentally” (Newport, 49) and by planning the hard days in advance you would know when to prepare which is what I usually do when I have something difficult the day after. I will use the idea in my life by planning my hard days for important things like the AP tests or my class projects. By doing this I will probably do better on my tests and projects. The last idea of studying for an hour straight than resting from time to time resonated with me