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Exercise of the will « I think.. — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:05:40 +0000

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Daily Routine « I think.. — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:58:38 +0000

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By: amit

amit — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:35:03 +0000

your article had all i was looking up to. In my college days i used to write all the difficult and lengthy answers and truly i always did lot better than others. this is what i want to tell my kids too but till date i was unsuccessful in doing this. Your artyicle helped me o lot. Thanks.

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By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:37:15 +0000

Heh, Stephen. That’s hilarious. I pulled in the same GPA, and did exactly what you did–took mad notes. I definitely did study, though. They not only took notes during class, at the end they reflected and summarized the main points of what they learned.

By: Stephen Furlani

Stephen Furlani — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:13:42 +0000

I liked your bit on mathematics. Isn’t that the success of note-taking during class?

I’ve rarely ever studied, and ended up with a GPA of 3.72/4.00 in college. The only thing I’ve ever been able to attribute to the success is my note-taking ability. I basically just transcribe lectures – but I rarely review them afterwards.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:55:04 +0000

Thanks, Nate. Appreciate the feedback. Yea, I definitely think both writing and reading are needed in order to create.

One summer I literally poured through dozens of success books. After finishing them, I knew the content within success books, but I didn’t know how to be successful. That’s only learned through action–and writing, I believe, is action (focused action)

Re: the edit. Agreed. It definitely comes up weird in my wording. Just edited it. Thanks.

By: Nathaniel Broughton

Nathaniel Broughton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:13:03 +0000

One of the best chapters you’ve put out Scott, nice work. I’m glad you included that while reading is beneficial to one’s ability to write, it’s still a passive act. There’s much to be said for the creative process of writing. Sometimes I feel like I retreat to reading when the writing isn’t flowing. Like a cop out . . .

I would consider re-working this paragraph:
“If you never want to finish a project or a book, then I recommend redrafting each chapter before finishing the book. In my case I have to be very selective in the time of redrafting.”

Maybe:
“Redrafting a chapter over and over is a roadblock to finishing your project or book. With this book, I am very selective in the time of redrafting.”