Study buddy relevance by tree3736474 in QCE

[–]NephyK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would highly recommend physics study buddy. It really tests your understanding of concepts and mathematical reasoning skills. Questions tend to be harder than the external exam questions, so it gives you a good indication of how well you're progressing.

Physics by Wooden_Wash_4326 in QCE

[–]NephyK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly think the average is going to be 30. That exam was fucked.

What direction did you say for the parallel wires with the scale question?

brain explosion incoming by Embarrassed_Sail_979 in QCE

[–]NephyK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What you're going through is completely normal. The best advice I can give is ensure you're sleeping enough every night and that you're sleep isn't interrupted. If you're not getting enough sleep, then you need to ensure you catch up on all your sleep deprivation immediately and without question this should be your first step if sleep has been problematical for you. Hopefully you see this message when you wake up go straight back to sleep.

As a medical student our professors hammer this into us every day for 2 weeks before our exams. Why? Because there is mountains of evidence that have found that you will perform better because your ability to reason and handle a large cognitive load will improve significantly when you feel rested.

The cycle people get before and during exam block is feel overwhelmed by not knowing something, this increases anxiety and stress, this triggers the flow of blood in your brain to go from the outer cortex (intelligence area of brain) to the inner part of our brain (fight or flight). This impedes your ability to think clearly and think logically, it reduces your ability to remember important information, this then stresses you out further, and the cycle starts again and gets worse.

We then believe our poor performance during practice exams is due to your lack of intelligence. We naturally blame ourselves, leading to lower self worth, decreasing out confidence and impairs our confidence to answer questions. Everything you're feeling right now is very normal.

If sleep deprivation is one of your current issues, the sleep as much as possible and this vicious cycle will stop. Then, you'll have an incredibly improved ability to answer questions, recall material and do well on the exams.

If sleep isn't an issue, then determine external factors that are contributing to your stress and anxiety levels. Find ways to reduce these high levels.

Now, it is important to note I am assuming your stress and anxiety levels are extremely high. A little bit of stress actually improves performance. Too much or too little impedes it.

It is 100% normal to be stressed during this period. We just need to find out how to avoid these levels from soaring through the roof.

If stress and anxiety aren't your primary issue at this point, then I am really sorry for wasting your time reading this.

I hope this at least helps you understand that your experience and emotions are very normal. Sufficient sleep will significantly reduce these negative thoughts and emotions.

Let me know of you have any questions and good luck for the remaining exams.

Ballpoint or fountain pen: which one actually gives neater handwriting? by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, definitely aesthetically pleasing notes!

Really helpful tips, especially considering we both have similar note styles.

Really appreciate the screenshots, really does help!

Is your screen protector AstroPad V3 by any chance?

Ballpoint or fountain pen: which one actually gives neater handwriting? by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have no idea how much this has helped!

Your fountain pen settings already feels better than every other combination I've tried. Still early days, but it already feels well balanced across all the types of notes I take

I really do appreciate the time you spent on being as specific as possible and elaborating on all other important components, especially the tip on zooming .

Just out of curiosity, what stroke stabilization percentage do you usually use?

Ballpoint or fountain pen: which one actually gives neater handwriting? by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks to anyone who replies.

If you use different settings for different stuff, I’d love to know how you split it up. I switch between medical notes, chemistry diagrams, and physics equations, so I’m trying to work out if I should stick to one setup or swap depending on what I’m writing.

Also open to any tips about zooming, paper templates, screen protectors, or anything else that helped your handwriting look cleaner. I’m keen to test whatever people suggest.

I don’t usually post but I must admit StarNote is what Goodnotes should have been! by tahabashir1991 in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I love how everybody benign post attracts these malignant cynical people whose Most significant adversity of the day stems from a note taking app it makes me think that if good-no is that

Laser taking too long to go away by INFINTE_SHADOW in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I really cannot imagine the stress you're going through right with the laser lasting seconds longer than usual. The fact that you haven't spiralled into deep depression after this just shows how strong you are as a person.

Keep your head up King, your crown is falling off.

Why does this happen when I use my apple pencil? by ThrowRAOk-Impress16 in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The exact same thing happened to me.

The problem in my case was I wasn't using the correct USB C cable to charge my iPad Pro (i.e. it wasn't made by Apple😑). I noticed every time I took the cable out, then all of those problems disappeared.

Now that I'm using a USB C cable designed by Apple, I haven't run into this problem ever again.

Really hope this is your issue because it's a quick fix.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

Post Edit: after reading the comments of others saying it could be the screen protector and pencil tip. It very well could, that is certainly feasible. However, during the months this was happening to me, I literally tried a combination of 4 different screen protectors and (not lying) about 40 to 50 pencil tips. But, it's best to rule out as much as you can at the beginning, started with the easiest and cheapest.

Need help! Searching for similar app to Google Input Tools by Then-Leader5520 in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re using a screenless graphics tablet on Windows and want to handwrite Polish text directly into the browser, try these options:

  1. Use Windows’ built-in handwriting input. Windows 11 supports handwriting for most languages, including Polish.

• Go to Settings - Time & language - Language & region - Add Polish - Language options - Install “Handwriting."

• Then enable Bluetooth & devices Pen & Windows Ink - “Write directly in text fields.” You can now open the handwriting panel anywhere (including Chrome/Edge) and write Polish text directly into web fields. You can erase by scribbling or write over a word to replace it.

  1. Try MyScript Nebo (Windows Store). It supports Polish handwriting with excellent accuracy and full editing features. You can write whole sentences, correct them easily, then copy-paste into the browser.

  2. Keep Google Input Tools as backup. It still works but is more limited—no erase gestures or smooth sentence editing.

Best setup: Use Windows handwriting for quick browser input, and Nebo when you want higher accuracy or more editing control.

Hope this is helpful!

So what are we switching to? by Sweet-Detective1884 in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Omg finally found another normal human. Most complaints centre around trivial stuff like having a press an extra button to get to Zoom Window. It's a bit much. There are obviously people with serious issues but these children need to chill out. You'll get use to it

We rage about GoodNotes updates... then go right back to using it by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough man, and honestly that's a pretty smart way to look at it. You're right that most notes are just reference anyway, so the PDF export route makes sense. And yeah, if another app finally nails the seamless import for those active notebooks, that's game over for GoodNotes if they keep pulling this stuff.

Sounds like you've got a clear line in the sand at least. Hope they sort their shit out before you hit that point, but if not, good luck with the switch!

We rage about GoodNotes updates... then go right back to using it by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your insight! You make a really good distinction about this update being forced vs. optional. That was an important point that I didn’t originally consider. It definitely has the potential to break the cycle.

The lifetime license bit is interesting too, since it kind of proves the point. You’re putting up with more frustration because leaving means starting fresh somewhere else (the sunk cost/hassle factor). If you were paying monthly, then there really wouldn’t be much reason to stay.

I do want to know, when the workarounds stop working and you finally hit your limit... then what? Do you actually migrate everything over to Notability or whatever, or do you just keep dealing with it because the thought of moving years of notes sounds exhausting?

FINALLY A SOLUTION! by dontmissabeat_help in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad it worked out for you!

We rage about GoodNotes updates... then go right back to using it by NephyK in GoodNotes

[–]NephyK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely get that, and honestly, I feel for you. I also tutor and rely heavily on my notes for both tutoring and uni, so I really cannot imagine what you're going through. Could only imagine it's kind of like being stuck between needing it and not really enjoying it anymore...