Planning and Learning Resources
Blank Calendars
Download calendars and templates for your use. For Google Drive files, navigate to File and select Make a Copy.
- Fall 2026 Calendar PDF
- Detailed Weekly Calendar - Sunday Start PDF
- Detailed Weekly Calendar - Monday Start PDF
- 30-minute Weekly Calendar - Digital
- Monthly Habit Tracker - Digital
- Monthly Habit Tracker - PDF
Resources from the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach (CTLO)
The CTLO shares evidence-based study strategies that can help you get the most out of your studying.
- Learning Resources Main Page
- The Learning Cycle - How to maximize your time in and out of class
- Focused Study Sessions - How to structure your studying
- Test-Taking Strategies - What to do before, during, and after a test
Books
This list is not all-inclusive. It is provided as a convenience to members of the Caltech community, and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any particular resource. Caltech does not warrant or guarantee the quality of the services provided by the listed resource and we recommend that you make your own independent investigation and evaluation of any resource being considered.
If you are on campus, check out a Kindle from the Caltech Library to read books for free!
You can also check out digital books from your local library using the Libby app.
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change by Shawn Achor
- Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte
- Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
- Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works by Ramit Sethi
- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
- Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman
- Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
- Teach Yourself How to Learn: Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level by Saundra Yancy McGuire
- The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life by Sahil Bloom
- The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor
- The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
- The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil Fiore
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life by Tiago Forte
- The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
- Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg
- Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H. Young
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker