Cal Newport has actually done far more work and research in this field than you have, so I’d recommend just taking his advice until you’re at baseline smarter than he is. So far, you’ve gone possibly halfway towards his thesis in So Good They Can’t Ignore You.
We’re not claiming that we have better advice on this point than Cal Newport does, and we recommend his books to students. We haven’t vetted all of his claims, which is why I didn’t discuss him in more detail. The vast majority of our advice is on topics other than what colleges look for in extracurricular activities – it’s not something that we’re specializing in.
Cal Newport has actually done far more work and research in this field than you have, so I’d recommend just taking his advice until you’re at baseline smarter than he is. So far, you’ve gone possibly halfway towards his thesis in So Good They Can’t Ignore You.
We’re not claiming that we have better advice on this point than Cal Newport does, and we recommend his books to students. We haven’t vetted all of his claims, which is why I didn’t discuss him in more detail. The vast majority of our advice is on topics other than what colleges look for in extracurricular activities – it’s not something that we’re specializing in.