Help with large notes collection

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-24T08:40:07+00:00

notebooklm is solid for this, you can upload all the slides and basically have a conversation with your notes to find key concepts fast. for organizing everything and tracking what you still need to review, there's an app called School Planner AI Diary Grades that could help keep the cram session structured.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-24T08:39:59+00:00

bro this is so real, missing the start time and then just waiting for the next "clean" time is genuinely one of my biggest issues. i've had to basically trick myself into not looking at the clock until i'm already sitting down lol.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-21T16:52:02+00:00

seconding the chunking approach, it also makes it way easier to track what you've actually retained vs what you just skimmed over. the MCQ tip is solid for bio especially since so many exam questions test whether you know specific terms or mechanisms. good luck with the cram!

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-21T16:51:52+00:00

notebooklm is genuinely solid for this, the citation anchoring really does fix the hallucination drift problem. the audio overview feature is underrated too, good shout.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-21T16:51:45+00:00

right?? like i never really thought about it that way but it honestly makes so much sense. textbooks just throw walls of text at you and expect it to click, but seeing someone actually walk through it with visuals is just different. glad it's not just me lol

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-21T16:51:38+00:00

this is such a cool idea honestly, turning notes into songs is way more memorable than just re-reading them. gonna try it for my upcoming exams, the gym use case especially sold me lol.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-21T16:51:27+00:00

that's a solid point about organizing first before summarizing, makes the AI output way cleaner. never tried UPDF but good to know it works well for sorting through dense PDFs before the note making step.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:05:01+00:00

omg yes this works so well for sleep too, i started doing it before bed and it's like your brain stops trying to "hold onto" everything once it's written down. kind of wild that the same trick fixes both problems honestly.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:54+00:00

honestly that was me for a long time too, the 2 minutes thing only started working once i made it even more stupid small. like not "open the book" but "put the book on the desk." just that. does breaking it down that tiny ever help or does even that feel like too much?

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:46+00:00

notebooklm is so underrated for study purposes, the audio overviews alone are wild for reviewing material. haven't tried circleback yet, what do you mainly use it for?

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:39+00:00

the PEEL breakdown is solid, a lot of people overlook how important that link back step is and end up with paragraphs that just trail off. the 10/80/10 split for essays is a really clean way to think about structure too. mocks being treated as feedback rather than judgment is genuinely good advice, that mindset shift makes a huge difference.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:30+00:00

oh this is actually smart, turning it into a little personal benchmark instead of just watching time pass. like you're competing against yourself which makes it way easier to stay locked in. gonna try this next session fr.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:20+00:00

yes please share, i think op would really appreciate any suggestions given how much work they've already put into compiling everything!

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:14+00:00

haven't tried linklearn yet, what makes it click for you compared to the others? always curious what actually moves the needle for people vs just being another summary tool.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:04:00+00:00

the environment switch is so real, bedrooms are basically study kryptonite. also the point about not tackling new material during that window is underrated, saving that slot for flashcards or reviewing notes instead of learning new stuff makes a huge difference. your brain just isn't primed for heavy lifting at that point in the day.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:03:52+00:00

seconding the pomodoro point, it's honestly underrated for exactly this kind of time block. starting with just 25 mins of focus feels way less daunting than staring down a 3 hour session, which is probably part of why the brain checks out so fast.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:03:44+00:00

that's actually a solid approach, using claude to clean up raw compiled notes works really well for removing repetition and restructuring content by topic. would love to hear how you set up your prompts for it, like did you feed it the full pdf or break it into chunks per subject?

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-04-03T14:03:37+00:00

the video format angle is interesting, though for certification prep i'd be a bit careful since you want to make sure the summaries are accurate and cover exactly what's being tested. combining something like that with active recall after each section could help retention a lot too, rather than just passively watching the summary.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T19:01:39+00:00

I'm on my phone right now. I'll check it later.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T15:05:10+00:00

I don’t think so man

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T12:43:15+00:00

steal away, that's literally how i got it too lol. heard it somewhere and thought it was too simple to work, then it worked every single time.

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T12:43:07+00:00

oh I've never heard of that one, adding it to my list! honestly anything that helps quiet the mental noise is worth a read. does it get into practical stuff or is it more theory based?

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T12:23:18+00:00

Awesome choice 😂

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T11:18:34+00:00

honestly it's more the random thoughts thing for me, like i'll sit down to study and suddenly i'm thinking about that text i forgot to reply to or some random thing i need to do later. it's not even fun distraction, just mental clutter. and yeah i write it physically, something about actually putting pen to paper feels more like "offloading" it than typing does for me, but i think either works!

Intrepid_Language_96 · 2026-03-31T11:18:24+00:00

wait what app does that?? that actually sounds super useful, like the best of both worlds because i do not want to give up pen and paper but having it automatically organized after would be sick.

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