21.4.2017 I’m back from a hugely busy Easter holidays! I’m so sorry I haven’t been posting - I’ve made so many drafts and taken a lot of photos but not posted them! I’m back at uni now so expect much more from me again, especially as this is the lead up to my final exams! Xxx Emily
[01.25.19] I always wondered how people in high school seemed to know exactly what to do to get straight A’s even with extra curricular activities. But now I feel like I have a good handle on school, especially since I’m doing so much research on successful habits of college students for my youtube.
Only 2 more days left in examen commun and then I am free!!! Tomorrow I have English and bio exams (I am sparing you guys the bio notes I think we have seen enough of them this month sjdjdj)
I get a lot of asks about highlighters and smudging, so I thought I would just talk abt it here! I almost always do my notes with muji’s 0.38mm black gel pen on loose leaf and then I wait for it to dry (~30min) and highlight with mildliners or stabilo highlighters, and there’s no smudge (Alternatively, pigma microns r rlly good for no smudge if you don’t want to wait)
aug 16, 2021 - reviewing basic math concepts before school starts
it’s been a long time I’m studying and i have this idea of blogging all of my progress here on tumblr so i can look back and generate an idea on what topics or skills i need to improve on. for now, I’m trying to enhance my skills on mathematics and tried some problem sets too!!
I love writing notes. I actually enjoy the process of summarizing pages of textbook information and ending up with a concise few pages that I can refer to for studying. One of the questions I’ve seen in my inbox quite a few times is whether I prefer to write or type my notes. It’s interesting to me because I actually recently switched back to mainly typing notes after writing for such a long time.
Because I’ve done and still do both, I figured there must be a reason I can’t choose one over the other. To solve this dilemma, I decided to make a pro/con list for each and share it as a way of answering these questions.
Handwriting
Pros
Engaging my senses in the learning process by writing increases the chances that I’ll remember what I’m noting down.
It’s faster for drawing things out - specifically processes and flowcharts.
Cons
It takes me more time, specially because I try to be very neat.
Typing
Pros
It almost always takes me less time.
It’s easier to back up/share notes this way.
It’s a more convenient way of adding in pictures.
It’s easier to edit later on.
Cons
Using a tablet/laptop provides easier access to distraction.
Staring at the screen for too long gives me a headache.
There’s nothing like the feel of pen to paper… But I found that eventually, I still need to spend time revising by going over my notes whether I’ve handwritten or typed them. So it seems like a better use of my time to finish my summaries faster in order to be able to start “actually studying”. So why not do the thing that saves time?
My biggest reason for switching back though has been the following. In my last two years of medical school, I’m teaching myself a lot of theoretical information from books. But I also go to the hospital and see those cases, so I’m constantly learning new information and making new links that I didn’t make before (as in, when I was learning the information from a textbook). Because of this, I end up having to annotate notes a lot. At first it didn’t seem like an issue. But eventually when my notes were all over the place, it was starting to become disorganized and I didn’t like that. But that’s just me!
And as always.. Disclaimer: I do things this way because of my own priorities. By no means am I claiming everybody should do the same or that it’s perfect. I’m just providing ideas and I hope they help :)
Hey guys! You asked me about what kind of pens I use for taking notes, so I wrote a little bit about that and took some photos with examples. Check it out:
Hiya! New post on the blog: If you take notes by hand, in a journal, here are some things to keep in mind for the upcoming quarter/semester.
“With the school year rapidly gaining speed, I think this is as good a time as any to review some tips on taking notes by hand, in class. It’s one thing to type on the computer, where the only option to do it quickly is with an outline method. When using a journal, however, we have more freedom about how and where to write things down, which note-taking system to use, etc. No matter what the preferred way is, there are some things I like to keep in mind when starting a new class. “
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