{"id":76702,"date":"2022-08-21T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=76702"},"modified":"2022-08-25T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:27:16","slug":"how-to-make-a-studying-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why should you make a studying schedule? Will a schedule affect your grades?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy to say you\u2019ll focus, but it\u2019s a lot harder to do it when you\u2019re constantly procrastinating. In How to Become a Straight-A Student<\/em>, Cal Newport teaches you how to make a studying schedule so you can fit in all your studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read below for Newport’s tips on overcoming procrastination<\/a> with a study schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Plan Your Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Newport contends that if you want to do well in college, you must plan your day<\/a> effectively<\/strong>. Why does learning how to make a studying schedule matter? If you don’t have a plan, your brain is constantly distracted by incomplete tasks so you can’t give your assignments your full attention. In contrast, when you have a plan, you forget about these other tasks and can concentrate on the task at hand\u2014whether that\u2019s editing your paper or enjoying lunch with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how exactly should you plan your day? Newport presents a method tailored to the ever-changing schedules of college students. To use it, you’ll need two items: a calendar and a list. The calendar should be large enough that you can fit several items in each day and can be left in your room. The list is a piece of paper you need to carry around. Divide your list into two columns titled \u201cSchedule\u201d and \u201cTo Remember.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newport’s plan is a cyclical system\u2014so for clarity, we’ll describe his first step as if you’re already following it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Update your calendar<\/strong>. Each morning, look at the \u201cTo Remember\u201d column of yesterday\u2019s list. This includes any tasks or commitments you noted the previous day. Add each to your calendar, assigning days to tasks that don\u2019t already have a designated time, like \u201cResearch English paper topic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Write your schedule. <\/strong>In the \u201cSchedule\u201d column of today\u2019s list, write down any non-negotiable commitments (like your classes). Then, look at today\u2019s calendar. In order of priority, write down a time slot for the tasks listed on your calendar in your \u201cSchedule\u201d column. Be realistic: Allow yourself enough time to complete each project, eat well, and sleep at reasonable hours. Once your schedule is full, move the remaining tasks on your calendar to another day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure when to schedule a study session? Newport recommends that you do it before dinner<\/strong>. Most students try to study at night, but this is both prime socialization time and the period during which you have the least energy. Instead, take advantage of the small breaks in your day\u2014like if you have 45 minutes between classes. Select several secluded places on campus where you can go to focus on your studies and spend time studying in those places alone<\/em> before dinner so you can socialize afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Newport makes similar recommendations for knowledge workers in Deep Work<\/em><\/a>. He suggests starting to do deep work about an hour at a time<\/a>, since that\u2019s the maximum time that most beginners can focus, and selecting spaces in which you only<\/em> do deep work<\/a> to cement the habit of deep work there more strongly. However, even with solid deep work habits<\/a>, you may not get all your work done before dinner, as Newport advises you to do. Don\u2019t worry:  Many adolescents are predisposed to sleeping later<\/a>\u2014so nighttime may be good for both socializing and focused work.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, some days will require longer periods of work. But even then, Newport warns against<\/strong> scheduling hours of nonstop work<\/strong>, which will fatigue you and make you less efficient. Instead, once you\u2019ve worked for about an hour, take a five- to 10-minute break. Research suggests this schedule will allow you to learn the most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3:<\/strong> Adjust your schedule as necessary<\/strong>. Your schedule is a guideline, not an unbreakable rule, asserts Newport\u2014so while you should generally stick to your schedule, you can adjust it as needed. For example, say you\u2019ve scheduled a pre-lunch study session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. but get invited to lunch at noon. Shuffle your schedule around so that you work from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., have an hour-long lunch break at noon, and study when you were initially supposed to have lunch instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Fill in your list. <\/strong>As you go about your day, each time you encounter a new task or commitment\u2014like a party you want to go to or a deadline you must meet\u2014write it down in your \u201cTo Remember\u201d column. By doing so, you\u2019ll remove the task from your brain so that you can focus on other things and still be sure that you\u2019ll schedule it tomorrow morning when you return to Step 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Study When You Say You Will<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve now learned how to create a flexible schedule and how to adjust it effectively as new commitments arise. But scheduling your study sessions won\u2019t help you get good grades if you procrastinate when you\u2019re supposed to be studying. So how do you stop putting your work off? Newport shares several strategies to help you avoid giving in to this temptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, he recommends that you take care of your body<\/a><\/strong> so that you have enough energy to focus on the task at hand. Notably, stay hydrated<\/strong>: Drink lots of water to help you stay awake, limiting caffeinated beverages to one per hour so you don\u2019t get jittery. You should also eat regularly<\/strong>. Low blood sugar diminishes your focus, so eat proper meals and healthy snacks that will keep you energized. Skip foods that will give you a sugar crash, like a chocolate chip cookie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, Newport recommends that you schedule recurring study sessions<\/strong>. For each weekday, find an hour that\u2019s consistently free, and do the same type of work each time. For example, you might write your weekly Spanish essays every Tuesday at 11 a.m. These can\u2019t be your only<\/em> study sessions. However, by repeatedly scheduling the same activity in the same way, you\u2019ll turn doing this work into a habit and will be less likely to procrastinate<\/a> on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third, Newport recommends planning ahead for difficult weeks<\/strong>. You\u2019ll inevitably encounter some periods that are particularly academically demanding\u2014like if you have two papers due the same week\u2014and thus require you to spend a few days holed up in the library.  But spending several consecutive days focused solely on academics is exhausting. By scheduling these work-intensive days well before your deadline, you give yourself breathing room so you\u2019re not forced to do two in a row and thus can conserve mental energy<\/a>. For best results, broadcast to your friends how much work you\u2019ll be doing on that day; doing so will create social pressure for you to work when the day comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, Newport recommends that you create a procrastination tracker <\/strong>to keep near your calendar. Each morning, write down your high-priority tasks. When evening comes, write down whether you\u2019ve completed each task\u2014and if you haven\u2019t, write down why not. If you\u2019ve put off a task for a weak reason, like that you wanted to watch Netflix instead, seeing that reason on paper will highlight its weakness in a way that merely thinking<\/em> about it doesn\u2019t\u2014and will thus make you feel bad. In this way, the procrastination tracker motivates you to avoid this discomfort and do the work you\u2019ve scheduled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why should you make a studying schedule? Will a schedule affect your grades? It\u2019s easy to say you\u2019ll focus, but it\u2019s a lot harder to do it when you\u2019re constantly procrastinating. In How to Become a Straight-A Student, Cal Newport teaches you how to make a studying schedule so you can fit in all your studying. Read below for Newport’s tips on overcoming procrastination with a study schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":61408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,42,43],"tags":[726],"class_list":["post-76702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-motivation","category-self-improvement","tag-how-to-become-a-straight-a-student","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1377\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"839\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\"},\"headline\":\"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\"},\"wordCount\":1276,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"How to Become a Straight-A Student\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Education\",\"Motivation\",\"Self-Improvement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\",\"name\":\"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg\",\"width\":1377,\"height\":839},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World's Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\",\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Doll\"},\"description\":\"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track - Shortform Books","description":"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track","og_description":"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1377,"height":839,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Doll","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Doll","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Doll","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937"},"headline":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track","datePublished":"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/"},"wordCount":1276,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","keywords":["How to Become a Straight-A Student"],"articleSection":["Education","Motivation","Self-Improvement"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/","name":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-21T18:23:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-25T13:27:16+00:00","description":"Are you a procrastinator? To put down the phone and start studying, you'll need to learn how to make a studying schedule. Read our tips here.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","width":1377,"height":839},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-studying-schedule\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Make a Studying Schedule to Stay on Track"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World's Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937","name":"Katie Doll","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Doll"},"description":"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.","knowsAbout":["Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monthly-schedule-busy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76702"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76789,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76702\/revisions\/76789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}