Tools

Simple tools that age well. Nothing that breaks during finals week.

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Timers

  • Physical timer or menu-bar app; avoid phone apps.
  • One preset for 25/5, one for 50/10.
  • Log number of sessions, not minutes.
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Paper & Cards

  • Index cards for recall questions and tiny lemmas.
  • One durable notebook for each course.
  • Loose sheets only for scratch work.
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Digital Basics

  • Plain-text notes for speed; PDFs for sharing.
  • LaTeX for math; a minimal template beats a fancy one.
  • Backups: cloud + local; test the restore once.