I’m going back to grad school after a four-year identity crisis. This is the exact stack I’m using to relearn everything properly instead of just pretending I understand things like I used to.
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Study Resources
Note-taking Tech Stack
Study Resources
Where I go when I realise I actually do not understand jack about sh–
This is me humbling myself and going back to textbook basics like a serious person. Unfortunately, it works.
OpenStax
Explains things so simply it lowkey hurts my ego. But also fixes my entire understanding in 20 minutes.
Khan Academy
For when I need three different people to explain the same concept before it clicks. Academic Stockholm syndrome ngl
YouTube
When I want structure without commitment issues. Feels like I’m in school without the anxiety.
edX
For when I get a little too confident and need to be humbled immediately.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Actually relevant to what I’m studying so I can pretend I have my life together. Also free certificates? Say less 👀
FAO elearning Academy
Backup textbooks for when the first explanation didn’t hit and I refuse to give up.
LibreTexts
A chaotic mix of resources. I go here when I’m in a “let me explore” mood instead of a “let me suffer” mood.
Open Culture
Note-taking Tech Stack
How I trick my brain into actually retaining information for more than 24 hours
If I don’t write it down like I’m back in middle school with coloured pens, it simply does not exist in my brain.
Goodnotes
My second brain because the first one is unreliable 🥲
Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking
Annoying. Repetitive. Life-changing. I hate it but I also owe it everything.
Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcards
When words fail, visuals make do. Somehow this is when things finally make sense.
Procreate
Uploading my notes so at least my academic suffering has some financial return.
Stuvia
Uploading my notes so my academic suffering has some financial return 2: Electric Boogaloo
Docsity
For when my notes lead me to actual papers and I need to organise everything without losing my mind.
