Summary of Planning & Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4

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The video discusses the significance of an organizational system, including a task manager, calendar, note-taking system, and physical storage, and the need for a well-defined scheme to keep the system useful. It suggests using a computer's file structure to set up the system and ensuring that it becomes a habit to use it correctly. The video introduces the idea of quick capture and stresses the importance of weekly and daily planning to prevent the system from becoming chaotic. By building a good organizational and planning system, students can manage their academic loads effectively.

  • 00:00:00 In this section, Thomas Frank discusses the importance of having an organizational system which includes a task manager, a calendar, a note-taking system, and physical storage for paper documents. For a good organizational system, one will also need to come up with a scheme to keep everything organized. A good scheme should have a set of rules and conventions that one must stick to anytime they file a new task, event, or handout, so that the system remains useful, and the user will not find themselves digging through their laundry basket, looking for an essay at 3 am. One can also use a computer's file structure as it is flexible and allows one to set up their computer's folders like a tree, with a well-defined structure. Additionally, it would help if you used a similar structure in organizing digital notes, for instance, by using Evernote, where everything is organized into notebooks and stacks.
  • 00:05:00 In this section, the importance of building the habit of using your system correctly is highlighted, as it is necessary to remove as much friction as possible from the process. The idea of quick capture is introduced, which is the quickest and easiest way to file things into your system without compromising its structure. The concept of weekly and daily planning is also discussed, along with the importance of a weekly review session to prevent organizational systems from becoming too chaotic. It is emphasized that by building your system and planning habits, you are well-equipped to handle all the work your classes have in store for you in the most effective way possible.

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