Have you ever felt like you’re drowning in a sea of information? Knowing how to use daily notes can be your life raft. These quick jottings help you capture thoughts, tasks, and events as they happen throughout your day. Daily notes can transform your personal life and boost your time management skills. You’ll never forget that brilliant …
If you’re looking for a new method of note-taking that can help you retain information more effectively, consider the DaVinci method. This approach to note-taking from the work of Leonardo Da Vinci, the famous artist, inventor, and scientist who lived during the Renaissance era. The DaVinci method of note-taking helps you capture information more visually …
If you’re looking for a way to improve your reading comprehension and retention, the PQ4R method may be one of the best study methods for you. PQ4R is an acronym that stands for Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, and Review. In this article, we look at the reasons to use the PQ4R method, its steps, …
Whether you’re a student or a lifelong learner, note-taking skills can help you learn faster and more effectively. We want to use the most effective note-taking system when we study or take notes. In this article, we consider what the sentence method of note-taking is, when to use it, who it is for, its advantages …
There are many note-taking systems, such as the charting method, mind mapping, sentence, Cornell and outline methods. A lesser-known note-taking system is the boxing method of note-taking. It is essential for all learners to develop their note-taking skills and to be aware of the different note-taking methods. Each learner must find the best note-taking method …
If you’ve dived into the Amazon Kindle world, you may wonder how to organise Kindle books. You can choose from several options, whether you’re using a Kindle device or managing your Kindle content within your Amazon account, such as, Sorting by age, title, or type of document Creating Kindle Collections, which are essentially folders Building …
Google Keep is an easy-to-use notes app. In this post, we first consider what Google Keep is and look at the best way to use Google Keep effectively. What is Google Keep? Google Keep is a free note app provided by Google. Google Keep can connect to your other Google products, including Google Slides, Google …
Several people recommended the book titled ‘A Technique for Producing Ideas – The Simple Five Step Formula Anyone Can Use to Be More Creative in Business and in Life!’ by James Webb Young. The concept of creating new ideas fascinates me. So many factors influence the development of new ideas or concepts. This is not a long book, and I finished it quickly. …
The 43 folders system is an organisational system to store these items until you need to take action on them, making it the perfect analogue planning system for planning for the future. What is the 43 folders system? Merlin Mann developed the 43 folders system. The system or method is an easy-to-use personal productivity system. …
I have been a Google Keep user for years. I love the simplicity of the app and how easy it is to access and use. When I bought my iPad Air, it was one app I downloaded first. This post is a complete Google Keep review and Google Keep tutorial on how to use Google …
I love note-taking apps. Having been an Evernote user for many years and not liking the recent changes, I decided to look for an alternative to Evernote. I came across a beautiful note-taking app called UpNote. I tried it and purchased the lifetime access for a very reasonable price of $15. If you are unfamiliar …
I chuckled when I saw the description of this book. After completing The year of living Danishly, it spoke to me. Cosy: The British art of comfort compares the British art of comfort with hygge, the Danish concept of cosiness, which has become well known in recent years. Key points from Cosy: The British art …
I consume a lot of content from books, podcasts, online articles, and online courses. Books I have been on a mission to read more books in the past few years. I started with a goal of 50 books a year in 2012, but I achieved this goal not only in 2012, but also every year …
For the past couple of years, I have been on a mission to scale down my possessions and be a minimalist. Somewhere along this journey, I heard about the book: The year of living Danishly by Hellen Russel. Over the festive season, I borrowed the book via Libby from the local library. I finished the …
Mark Forster’s Autofocus task management system is simple and easy to use. It is an analogue task management system called the Autofocus task management system. What is the Autofocus task management system, and how does it work? The Autofocus task management system is a simple system to set up. You list all the tasks you …
I consume a lot of content on a daily basis. I listen to podcasts, enjoy YouTube videos but most of all I read… A lot. I read books on Apple Books, Kindle Books and I also read loads of articles on websites. I don’t read just for fun. I read to learn, to improve myself …
What is the difference between a journal, diary or planner? Many people use these terms interchangeably, but are they the same? The words for journal, diary and planner imply differences in the meaning and use of these items. In short, a diary is commonly used for logging daily events, while a journal can scribble relating …
I am a big fan of paper notebooks and analogue note-taking. Analogue note-taking presents challenges, such as finding specific notes or categories of notes in a notebook. If this is a problem you have faced before, this Japanese notebook organization system is an effective and easy solution to solve this problem. The Japanese notebook organization …
I prefer handwritten notes as I can do it easily and quickly with pen and paper. To make the most of my notes, I want to digitize them to keep them safe and searchable. Notebooks take up space, making it difficult to carry multiple notebooks around. Digitizing handwritten notes also allows for syncing notes between …