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How to be a High School Superstar, a Revolutionary plan to get into college by standing out (without burning out), by Cal Newport

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How to be a High School Superstar

by Cal Newport

a Revolutionary plan to get into college by standing out (without burning out)

What if getting into your reach schools didn't require four years of excessive A.P.-taking, overwhelming activity schedules, and constant stress? In How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars--students who scored spots at the nation's top colleges by leading uncluttered, low stress, and authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and cutting-edge science, Newport explains the surprising truths behind these superstars' mixture of happiness and admissions success, including: · Why doing less is the foundation for becoming more impressive. · Why demonstrating passion is meaningless, but being interesting is crucial. · Why accomplishments that are hard to explain are better than accomplishments that are hard to do. These insights are accompanied by step-by-step instructions to help any student adopt the relaxed superstar lifestyle--proving that getting into college doesn't have to be a chore to survive, but instead can be the reward for living a genuinely interesting life

The law of underscheduling. Horseshoe crabs and blogs -- Rethinking "passion" -- The making of the relaxed superstar -- The systematic superstar -- The underscheduled student -- The law of focus. Solar panels, stress, and Stanford -- The superstar effect -- Good begets good -- When more is less -- The law of innovation. The laziest student at Bella Vista High School -- The failed-simulation effect -- Lassiter's insight -- The three rules of innovation -- A tale of three innovations