Master Any Topic: Study Tips from a PhD Student π
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Charlotte Fraza
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π Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel. Today I wanted to discuss the best way to create your own self-learning curriculum, as I had to do it during my PhD, hope you enjoy! If you want to get me a coffee so I can make more videos βοΈ: https://www.charfraza.com/#/portal/support
Used resources:
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life β Anne Lamott
- A Mind for Numbers and Learning How to Learn β Barbara Oakley
- Where Good Ideas Come From β Steven Johnson
- Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential β Tiago Forte
- Staying Sharp Requires Intellectual Gardening - https://lemire.me/blog/2013/06/25/staying-sharp-requires-intellectual-gardening/
- Selective Attention - https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/neuroscience/selective-attention
- The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online - https://perell.com/essay/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online/
π©βπ» Courses I love:
Scientific Writing - https://imp.i384100.net/YRV2je
SciWrite stanford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x33Km7hRzP0&list=PL8yeejfiNxNBT2rTomRjmWNlgh4DBmHST&index=1
Writing Courses edx - https://edx.sjv.io/DyWRB5
Mastering Style: The Learning and Teaching of Writing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYhjo5O-nfg
PhD: How to write a great research paper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AYxMbYZQ1Y
Machine Learning Specialization - http://imp.i384100.net/9W64oe
Python for Everybody Specialization - https://imp.i384100.net/WD5b0e
Neuromatch - https://neuromatch.io/
π Books I love:
What They Forgot To Teach You At School - https://geni.us/0LHy
The artist's Way - https://geni.us/TnwH8
The center cannot hold - https://geni.us/GVGQH
On Writing - https://geni.us/aHVVkz
Deep Work - https://geni.us/XPlK0Q
Show your work - https://geni.us/IZ4B7
Building a second brain - https://geni.us/CxYa
The daily stoic - https://geni.us/GSwc8K
Models of the mind - https://geni.us/YnEp8
Principles of Neural Science - https://geni.us/DE2om3
Building a second brain - https://geni.us/CxYa
Man who mistook his wife for a hat - https://geni.us/LRpw6vl
Man's search for meaning - https://geni.us/ASd5
The Divided Self - https://geni.us/hLBciy
π§ Mentioned tools:
Writers Hour - https://writershour.com/
Kobo ereader - https://geni.us/jfusC
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Bose QuietComfort 35 II - https://geni.us/YQzq
Sony WH-1000XM4 - https://geni.us/60vGhb
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Notion - https://affiliate.notion.so/4brfp5yre60m
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*Some of the links are affiliate links, which help me buy some extra coffee throughout the week (Yes, I am quite addicted βοΈ βοΈ)
πββοΈ Hi, my name is Charlotte Fraza a fourth year PhD student in Computational Neuroscience. With this Channel I hope to teach the world about Computational Neuroscience and give current and prospective students the tools to enter this field. I hope you enjoy the videos β€οΈ.
π Connect with me
π¦ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFraza
π§ For brands/collaborations: charfraza@gmail.com
I try to answer all the comments, but if I don't respond, I'm probably in my coding cave π©βπ»
Sub count:
π 132,434
π Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel. Today I wanted to discuss the best way to create your own self-learning curriculum, as I had to do it during my PhD, hope you enjoy! If you want to get me a coffee so I can make more videos βοΈ: https://www.charfraza.com/#/portal/support
Used resources:
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life β Anne Lamott
- A Mind for Numbers and Learning How to Learn β Barbara Oakley
- Where Good Ideas Come From β Steven Johnson
- Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential β Tiago Forte
- Staying Sharp Requires Intellectual Gardening - https://lemire.me/blog/2013/06/25/staying-sharp-requires-intellectual-gardening/
- Selective Attention - https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/neuroscience/selective-attention
- The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online - https://perell.com/essay/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online/
π©βπ» Courses I love:
Scientific Writing - https://imp.i384100.net/YRV2je
SciWrite stanford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x33Km7hRzP0&list=PL8yeejfiNxNBT2rTomRjmWNlgh4DBmHST&index=1
Writing Courses edx - https://edx.sjv.io/DyWRB5
Mastering Style: The Learning and Teaching of Writing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYhjo5O-nfg
PhD: How to write a great research paper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AYxMbYZQ1Y
Machine Learning Specialization - http://imp.i384100.net/9W64oe
Python for Everybody Specialization - https://imp.i384100.net/WD5b0e
Neuromatch - https://neuromatch.io/
π Books I love:
What They Forgot To Teach You At School - https://geni.us/0LHy
The artist's Way - https://geni.us/TnwH8
The center cannot hold - https://geni.us/GVGQH
On Writing - https://geni.us/aHVVkz
Deep Work - https://geni.us/XPlK0Q
Show your work - https://geni.us/IZ4B7
Building a second brain - https://geni.us/CxYa
The daily stoic - https://geni.us/GSwc8K
Models of the mind - https://geni.us/YnEp8
Principles of Neural Science - https://geni.us/DE2om3
Building a second brain - https://geni.us/CxYa
Man who mistook his wife for a hat - https://geni.us/LRpw6vl
Man's search for meaning - https://geni.us/ASd5
The Divided Self - https://geni.us/hLBciy
π§ Mentioned tools:
Writers Hour - https://writershour.com/
Kobo ereader - https://geni.us/jfusC
noise cancelling headphones:
Bose QuietComfort 35 II - https://geni.us/YQzq
Sony WH-1000XM4 - https://geni.us/60vGhb
Planner Moleskine - https://geni.us/6M2fT
Notion - https://affiliate.notion.so/4brfp5yre60m
Bulletjournal - https://geni.us/9c0MsB
πΊ https://muista.eu/?ref=CHARLOTTEFRAZA
π₯ Camera Gear:
Camera - https://geni.us/DBuSBu
Sound - https://geni.us/Htv9sbV
Light - https://amzn.to/3rvXtUN
π΅ Copyright free music: Epidemic Sound - https://share.epidemicsound.com/ndkqqq
*Some of the links are affiliate links, which help me buy some extra coffee throughout the week (Yes, I am quite addicted βοΈ βοΈ)
πββοΈ Hi, my name is Charlotte Fraza a fourth year PhD student in Computational Neuroscience. With this Channel I hope to teach the world about Computational Neuroscience and give current and prospective students the tools to enter this field. I hope you enjoy the videos β€οΈ.
π Connect with me
π¦ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CFraza
π§ For brands/collaborations: charfraza@gmail.com
I try to answer all the comments, but if I don't respond, I'm probably in my coding cave π©βπ»
Sub count:
π 132,434
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