{"id":3518,"date":"2010-02-19T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T17:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2010-02-19T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T17:06:47","slug":"repost-how-to-become-interestingwant-to-get-into-harvard-spend-more-time-staring-at-the-clouds-rethinking-the-role-of-extracurricular-activities-in-college-admissionsstudy-hacks-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/19\/repost-how-to-become-interestingwant-to-get-into-harvard-spend-more-time-staring-at-the-clouds-rethinking-the-role-of-extracurricular-activities-in-college-admissionsstudy-hacks-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"rePost: How to Become Interesting:Want to Get into Harvard? Spend More Time Staring at the Clouds: \u00bb Rethinking the Role of Extracurricular Activities in College AdmissionsStudy Hacks \u00bb Blog Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>How to Become Interesting<\/strong><br \/>\nIntrigued by Caldwell\u2019s results, I called her to ask if she could distill some lessons from her research. I wanted her advice for a student hoping to become more interesting.<br \/>\n\u201cYou need to be exposed to many things \u2013 you should expose yourself even though you might not know if you\u2019ll be interested,\u201d she told me.<br \/>\n\u201cYou need some time when you turn off the phone and the instant messenger and take a walk to appreciate the world without something in your ear.\u201d<br \/>\n(This should sound familiar to fans of <a href=\"http:\/\/calnewport.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/18\/disruptive-thinkers-ben-casnocha-wants-you-to-stop-making-so-many-damn-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Casnocha<\/a>, one of the most interesting people I know.)<br \/>\n<em><strong>In other words, to become more interesting\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do fewer structured activities.<\/li>\n<li>Spend more time exploring, thinking, and exposing yourself to potentially interesting things.<\/li>\n<li>If something catches your attention, use the abundant free time generated by rule 1 to quickly follow up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/calnewport.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/18\/want-to-get-into-harvard-spend-more-time-staring-at-the-clouds-rethinking-the-role-of-extracurricular-activities-in-college-admissions\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StudyHacks+%28Study+Hacks%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Study Hacks \u00bb Blog Archive \u00bb Want to Get into Harvard? Spend More Time Staring at the Clouds: Rethinking the Role of Extracurricular Activities in College Admissions<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Become Interesting Intrigued by Caldwell\u2019s results, I called her to ask if she could distill some lessons from her research. I wanted her advice for a student hoping to become more interesting. \u201cYou need to be exposed to many things \u2013 you should expose yourself even though you might not know if you\u2019ll &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/19\/repost-how-to-become-interestingwant-to-get-into-harvard-spend-more-time-staring-at-the-clouds-rethinking-the-role-of-extracurricular-activities-in-college-admissionsstudy-hacks-blog\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;rePost: How to Become Interesting:Want to Get into Harvard? 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