The Best Productivity Apps for Students
đ Pre-order my book to get an exclusive ticket to The Feel-Good Productivity Annual Planning Workshop! Website: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/... Amazon: https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/b... đŹ Check out my FREE 36-video online class on how to study for exams - https://skl.sh/2UOx68x In this video, I'm joined by Francesco from the YouTube channel Keep Productive. We discuss 6 categories of apps that we used (and still use) for productivity and studying. Enjoy xx How I use Notion (on Francesco's channel) -    â˘Â How Ali Abdaal Uses Notion  TIMESTAMPS 00:34 - Flashcards - Anki, Quizlet 02:06 - Note-taking - Evernote, OneNote, Notion 04:37 - Handwritten note-taking - Notability 07:02 - To-do lists - Todoist, Google Sheets 09:12 - Pomodoro Timers - Forest 10:52 - Journalling - Day One, physical journal 12:51 - Closing remarks WATCH THESE OTHER STUDY-THEMED VIDEOS TOO 1. My most popular video introducing Active Recall -    â˘Â How to study for exams - Evidence-based re...  2. My 2nd most popular video about Spaced Repetition -    â˘Â How to Study for Exams - Spaced Repetition...  3. How to learn new content -    â˘Â Study Tips - How to learn new content  4. The Retrospective Revision Timetable -    â˘Â How to study for exams - The Retrospective...  5. A playlist of my study tips videos -    â˘Â Study Club  -------- MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: đ Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/produ... đŹ Video Editing with Final Cut Pro X - From Beginner to YouTuber - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/video... đ How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying đ How to be Happier - Stoicism Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/stoicism TOOLS OF THE TRADE: đĽ My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal â¨ď¸ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard đ My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike đ My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk đ How I remember what I read - Readwise - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise đľ Where I get my Music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound đť Where I get my Website Themes from - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ghost-themes đť My personal Ghost Website Theme - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ghost-theme-ali What I Use For Analytics - https://go.aliabdaal.com/tubebuddy đ My website platform (Ghost) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ghost OTHER RECOMMENDED COURSES đ Effortless Output with Roam Research - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/roam đ Building a Second Brain - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/basb đMy weekly podcast -    / notoverthinking  My brother and I host a weekly podcast where we discuss happiness, creativity and the human condition. You can find it by searching âNot Overthinkingâ on any podcast app (eg: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts etc). BE MY FRIEND: đ Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://aliabdaal.com/newsletter/ đ My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com đ¸ Instagram -   / aliabdaal  đŚ Twitter -   / aliabdaal  đŽ Twitch -   / aliabdaal  WHO AM I: I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (   / notoverthinking  , and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://aliabdaal.com/newsletter/). đ My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com GET IN TOUCH: If youâd like to talk, Iâd love to hear from you. Tweeting âŞ@aliabdaal⏠directly will be the quickest way to get a response, but if your question is very long, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone đ PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from đ PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-...

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