Ask HN: Recommended study tools and aids?

4 points by Alexx 10 years ago | 2 comments

It has been over 10 years since I last studied, and I'm returning to studying part time this year, so things have moved on a bit! I will be studying towards a degree, part time over the next few years.

Does anyone have any recommended tools or aids? (Primarily software based, but also interested in any real-world tips)

From learning aids & methods, right through to time management, self testing, and collecting & annotating material - I am interested in any resources or programmes people have found have helped them as a student.

My background the last 10 years is as a developer, and I primarily use OSX, but interested all suggestions.

Many Thanks.

sasvari 10 years ago |

I can recommend Cal Newport's blog Study Hacks [0] and book Deep Work [1].

[0] http://calnewport.com/blog/

[1] http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/

michaelwww 10 years ago |

Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Moodle and it's enterprise derivative Totaro are free and open source tools that are quite popular if you want to design your own study course complete with quizzes and other widgets.