Infuse an Intense Love of Learning Back Into Your Academic Life

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If you're just coming off a deep procrastination, you want the easiest possible semesters when you first come back. You also want to reduce the difficulty of your work. Peter Newport suggests organizing your day into distinct longer time blocks by scheduling your test by morning, afternoon and evening. This is basically the opposite of your actual recommendations for time blocking.

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