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This is a test-taking strategy from Barbara Oakley’s A Mind for Numbers – and it carries over perfectly to homework problems. And by the end of this post, you’ll be able to do that, too. In essence, TR worked harder and smarter on his homework – not longer. As noted, these fragments didn’t usually add up to a large number of total hours, but he would get the most out of them by working only on schoolwork during these periods, and doing so with a blistering intensity. The fragments that remained were then considered time dedicated exclusively to studying. He would then remove the time spent in recitation and classes, his athletic training (which was once a day), and lunch. Roosevelt would begin his scheduling by considering the eight hours from eight thirty a.m. This strategy served him pretty well – he brought it with him even as he graduated from Harvard, went on to public service, and rose to become one of the most famous presidents the US ever had – Theodore Roosevelt.Ĭal Newport in his book Deep Work tells us more about TR’s work habits: Ted could do this mainly because of his work-hard-play-hard work ethic: he resolved to focus solely on his work during study sessions, so that he could let loose when he was done for the day. And yet, Ted excelled at Harvard: during his freshman year, he took seven courses and ended up with honour grades in five of them.īasically, Ted’s the guy you know who goes to every party, rocks the dance floor till the sun comes up, and still gets straight A’s in every class.

Ted was a high performer who was also interested in a lot of different things: naturalism, boxing, body-building and dance. If you struggle with getting all your homework done as much as I did, you’ll appreciate Ted’s story. In fact, I struggled with getting up for 8 AM classes, getting all of my schoolwork done and just keeping up with readings. Somewhere along the way I found the time to study and I ended up finishing my freshman year with a 3.8 GPA.īy my sophomore and junior years, I had retired from swimming so although it would seem like I had more time on my hands, they were disasters by comparison. I would clock in about 20 hours of training in total every week.

Then I’d bike to the station and take the 1.5-hour train to school, try to stay awake in class, then bus back to the pool in the afternoon for evening practice. I would get up at 4:30 am for practice at 5:30 AM. I was a competitive swimmer as a freshman in university.

Record All Details of Sample Problems in Class.