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10 Read a Newspaper Every Day | 27 | (2) | |||
11 Do One Thing Better Than Anyone Else You Know | 29 | (3) | |||
12 Avoid Daily To-Do Lists | 32 | (3) | |||
13 Learn to Give Up | 35 | (4) | |||
14 Never Nap | 39 | (2) | |||
15 Sign Up for Something Your First Week | 41 | (2) | |||
16 Always Be Working on a "Grand Project" | 43 | (3) | |||
17 Take Art History and Astronomy | 46 | (3) | |||
18 Blow the Curve Once a Term | 49 | (2) | |||
19 Ask One Question at Every Lecture | 51 | (2) | |||
20 Jump into Research as Soon as Possible | 53 | (3) | |||
21 Pay Your Dues | 56 | (2) | |||
22 Study in Fifty-Minute Chunks | 58 | (2) | |||
23 Schedule Your Free Time | 60 | (3) | |||
24 Dress Nicely for Class | 63 | (2) | |||
25 Decorate Your Room | 65 | (3) | |||
26 Start Studying Two Weeks in Advance | 68 | (3) | |||
27 Write Outside of Class | 71 | (2) | |||
28 Eat Alone Twice a Day | 73 | (2) | |||
29 Find an Escape | 75 | (2) | |||
30 Take Hard Courses Early On | 77 | (2) | |||
31 Don't Study in Your Room | 79 | (2) | |||
32 Don't Study in Groups | 81 | (2) | |||
33 Join an Honors Program | 83 | (2) | |||
34 Do Schoolwork Every Day | 85 | (2) | |||
35 Attend Guest Lectures | 87 | (2) | |||
36 Exercise Five Days a Week | 89 | (2) | |||
37 Stay in Touch | 91 | (2) | |||
38 Tack on an Extra Major or Minor | 93 | (3) | |||
39 Meet Often with Your Adviser | 96 | (2) | |||
40 Don't Get a Normal Job | 98 | (3) | |||
41 Use Three Days to Write a Paper | 101 | (4) | |||
42 Don't Undersleep, Don't Oversleep | 105 | (2) | |||
43 Relax Before Exams | 107 | (3) | |||
44 Make Friends Your #1 Priority | 110 | (2) | |||
45 Don't Binge Drink | 112 | (2) | |||
46 Ignore Your Classmates' Grades | 114 | (2) | |||
47 Seek Out Phenomenal Achievers | 116 | (3) | |||
48 Learn to Listen | 119 | (3) | |||
49 Never Pull an All-Nighter | 122 | (3) | |||
50 Laugh Every Day | 125 | (2) | |||
51 Use High-Quality Notebooks | 127 | (2) | |||
52 Keep a Work-Progress Journal | 129 | (3) | |||
53 Seek Out Fun | 132 | (2) | |||
54 Inflate Your Ambition | 134 | (2) | |||
55 Get Involved with Your Major Department | 136 | (2) | |||
56 Care About Your Grades, Ignore Your G.P.A. | 138 | (3) | |||
57 Always Go to Class | 141 | (2) | |||
58 Set Arbitrary Deadlines | 143 | (2) | |||
59 Eat Healthy | 145 | (2) | |||
60 Volunteer Quietly | 147 | (2) | |||
61 Write as if Going for a Pulitzer | 149 | (3) | |||
62 Attend Political Rallies | 152 | (2) | |||
63 Maximize Your Summers | 154 | (4) | |||
64 Choose Goals, Explore Routes | 158 | (3) | |||
65 Don't Take Breaks Between Classes | 161 | (3) | |||
66 Don't Network | 164 | (4) | |||
67 Publish Op-Eds | 168 | (2) | |||
68 Use a Filing Cabinet | 170 | (2) | |||
69 Find a Secret Study Space | 172 | (3) | |||
70 Study with the Quiz-and-Recall Method | 175 | (4) | |||
71 Empty Your In-Box | 179 | (2) | |||
72 Relax Before Sleep | 181 | (2) | |||
73 Start Fast, End Slow | 183 | (2) | |||
74 Spend a Semester Studying Abroad | 185 | (3) | |||
75 "Don't Have No Regrets" | 188 |
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