The Student Playbook

Twenty-Five Practical Techniques for College Students

Learn how to learn. A physician-educator who transformed his own academic career shares 25 proven techniques to maximize your capacity to learn — from goal setting and active study methods to the science of exercise and sleep.

What You'll Learn

Goals & Organization

Set effective goals, build extreme organization systems, and plan each day for maximum productivity.

Active Study Methods

Master flashcards, pretests, whiteboard teaching, vocabulary building, and spaced repetition.

Exercise & Sleep

Discover why exercise is part of learning — not time away from it — and how sleep consolidates memory.

25 Video Lectures

Watch at your own pace with downloadable PDF slides for every lecture to review and reference.

“High-Quality Work Produced = Time Spent × Intensity of Focus”

Cal Newport — a core formula behind The Student Playbook

Watch the Introduction

A brief overview of The Student Playbook and the 25 techniques you'll learn.

Ready to maximize your capacity to learn?

25 lectures, downloadable slides, and proven techniques to transform how you study.