Ness Labs Collector to Creator Course Notes
Anne-Laure Le Cunff founded Ness Labs in 2019 and writes the Maker Mind newsletter. Since then, more than 500,000 people have read her content, and over 25,000 people have subscribed to her newsletter. The Collector to Creator course is about how we can increase our creativity output and
My 2021 Book Journal
I've started reading more in 2020 since I got my Kindle, so this year I'd like to continue with this habit. This year, I'm aiming to read 25 books. How do I plan to read all of them? It's quite simple. I'll start my day by reading 20 pages, and
Be in a mind like water state
According to David Allen, your brain is for having ideas, not storing them. You don’t need to remember ideas in your head if you have a system that stores them. As a result, you’ll get more good ideas, as your brain can work on having ideas instead of
How I (try to) stop procrastinating
I've been procrastinating on my studies recently, thanks to the coronavirus situation. Uncertainties about medical school and exams made my personal productivity go down. I wake up with plans on my to-do-lists, but I end up in bed, watching Netflix. I wasn't doing anything, but I was more tired than
How I Make Online Classes Bearable
Looking at your screen to learn medicine sucks. I did not go into medical school to watch lectures at 2x speed. You can't learn medicine by watching lectures; you need to see the signs and symptoms with your own eyes and examine your patients. If William Osler were still alive,
Annual Review (2020)
This year was a weird one. The pandemic was bad and good at the same time. Being at home most of the time meant I had more time to rest and learn compared to other years - where I was often busy with classes and other activities. This is my
Learn faster with active recall
You can learn faster and remember more of what you learn by changing how you learn. I'll walk you through active recall, a simple technique proven to improve what you remember by 50%. What is active recall? Active recall is a learning technique where you test yourself on what you've
Learn better with spaced repetition
Common learning techniques such as re-reading, highlighting, cramming and note-taking are ineffective. So what does work? Spaced repetition is an evidence-based technique that leverages the spacing effect. It is proven to increase the rate of learning. “Your memory is a monster; you forget—it doesn't. It simply files things away.
Make Learning a Game - A Beginner's Guide to Anki
Research proves that standard studying practices like lectures, re-reading, highlighting are ineffective. They're boring and frustrates students daily. So what does work? What if there's a memory card game that allows you to remember anything? I've been playing it for three years since I entered medical school. By playing this
How To Win Friends and Influence People Summary
A summary of Dale Carnegie's classic self-help book. Take Home Message How To Handle People 1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. 2. Give honest and sincere appreciation. 3. Arouse in the other person an eager want. How to make people like you 1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
