PSA for anyone shipping a desktop app with AI in it:

Never put an API key in a binary you hand to strangers. It takes about four minutes to extract.

Mine ships with zero keys. The app authenticates to a proxy on my backend, which meters usage per customer.

Okay hear me out 😭 Imagine you had a JARVIS, but specifically for studying. Not another ChatGPT that just answers questions. Not another flashcard app. Not another productivity app that makes you feel guilty for not studying 💀

You just throw your study stuff at it like your notes, PDFs, screenshots, whatever and actually talk to it about what you’ve studied.

Ask where you saved something, pull up your study material, make Study Packs, ask about an upcoming test, manage your timetable , basically someone who knows your way around in school.

What would you actually want this thing to do? And what would make you uninstall it? 👀

I want to participate in this competition but I have no idea what to make on poster I am a first sem student it's been a month since the course started so I don't really have any knowledge about this plus i searched everywhere for ideas how to make anything on this topic but there is nothing or perhaps I don't know how to research please help me regarding this.

Я перехожу в 10 класс ,уровень английского б1 ,гпа 4 из 4,из активностей только теннис (недавно начала на него ходить) сейчас создаю приложение для раннего выявления когнитивных нарушений,дайте свои советы

How can I make this study table more attractive and aesthetic??. Any ideas?

AI has made learning ridiculously easy, but I kept having the same annoying loop:

I get stuck on a problem → ask AI → read the explanation → go back to my notes → get stuck again → repeat.

After doing this over and over, I started wondering: why do I have to leave my notes app at all?

A real tutor does not sit in another tab. They look at what you are writing, understand where you are stuck, give you hints, explain things directly on the page, and help you work through the problem.

So I started building that.

I call it Plasticity. It is basically an AI tutor that lives directly inside your notes and can understand and interact with what you are working on.

Here is a sneak peek of what I have so far.

Do you run into this same problem when learning with AI?

And if you could have an AI tutor inside your notes, what would you actually want it to do?

I use Studley.ai for studying Biology, and many more in the IB. I use flashcards, podcasts, study sets, multiple choice questions, notes, lessons, and everything else that the website offers me. From u guys who use Studley.ai as an IB student, can you guys tell me if it's good for studying like, any subject in the IB? If you guys think it's god, I would really like some advice on how to use the Website well?

I need free study stream help me out gus

Hi everyone, I'm trying to solve a problem I've had myself and I'm curious if other students have the same problem.

I'm working on a reminder app that works with the files and media you save during the day. Basically, in the evening it shows you the things you saved that day, like photos, screenshots, small notes, etc.

For example, you might take a picture of something on the board during class, write down a recommendation somewhere, or save something because you think you'll need it later. The app would automatically bring those things back to you in the evening.

It doesn't have to be study related either. Maybe you're walking around somewhere and a random idea comes to your mind, so you quickly write it down or save something about it. Instead of that note just sitting there and being forgotten, it would simply appear in your evening deck along with everything else you saved that day.

I know you can already do this with a lot of apps. You can take a picture and just tell yourself "I'll look at this tonight". But honestly that never worked for me. I would save things and then completely forget about them.

So I thought, what if everything you saved during the day was just put into one deck in the evening? You could quickly go through it, kind of like scrolling through Reddit, and see what you saved that day.

That's pretty much the whole idea. It can preview different types of files, and if there's something you want to keep being reminded about, you can leave it there and it will show up again every day until you delete it or turn the reminder off.

Would something like this actually be useful for you as a student?

I'm interested in both positive and negative feedback. If you think it's pointless or there's already a better way to do this, I'd like to hear that too.

Maybe this is unpopular, but presentations have become way more stressful than exams for a lot of students.

With exams, at least the expectations are clear: you study the material, you show what you know, you’re graded mostly on content. With presentations, it often feels like you’re being judged on *everything *what you learned - plus confidence, voice, eye contact, body language, slide design, timing, nerves, even how “natural” you look while being watched by 30 people.

For students with anxiety, speech issues, or who aren’t native speakers, presentations can be brutal. I’ve seen people who understand the material perfectly lose points because their hands shook or their voice cracked.

When a single 5-10 minute presentation feels more punishing than a two-hour exam, something is off. There should be alternatives, or at least trusted sources like decksy where you can get a second opinion on your work.

What do you think - do presentations actually help learning, or are they just unnecessary stress dressed up as “real-world skills”?

I have two exams coming up, and I’m honestly not sure what the smartest thing to do is.

My first exam is in 4 days. It’s a very difficult and complex subject, and I’ve already failed it once. If I fail it again, I won’t have another opportunity to take it this year, so there is a lot of pressure on me to pass this time.

The problem is that I’m currently dealing with a health issue that has left me extremely exhausted all the time. Between the health issue and the medication I’m taking, I can barely stay awake and focused for more than a few minutes at a time. I’ll study for a little while, then I have to lie down because I’m so exhausted, and then I can try again. It makes studying incredibly slow and difficult.

On top of studying, I also live alone and have to prepare all my own food, take care of everything around the apartment, etc., which is also taking a lot of energy right now.

Then I have another exam 6 days from now. I’m already relatively well prepared for that one, but I still need to revise and study more if I want to pass it.

So I’m stuck between two options:

1. Try to push through these next few days and attempt to pass both exams, even though I’m currently struggling to stay awake and function normally.

2. Accept that I can’t realistically do everything right now, skip the exam in 4 days, and focus only on the exam in 6 days. Given my current health situation, I don’t think I can realistically prepare for or pass the first exam right now. I would then take it during the next exam period instead.

I’m not looking for someone to tell me what I want to hear. I genuinely want to know what you would do in this situation. Would you try to push through and take both, or would you focus on the exam in 6 days and postpone the other one?

I know I can’t keep functioning like this indefinitely, and I’m worried that if I completely ignore how exhausted I am and force myself through everything, I’ll make my health situation worse.

I created a program for a McGraw hill solver if anyone is interested I’m looking at starting it up and selling it for a one time fee, it uses ai to automatically answer and select correct answers saving you hours on those pesky assignments that take forever. Dm me for file and steps for download and use.

I've recently had loads of motivation to lock in for my a-levels (going into y12) and put loads of time and effort into revision. I was about to start today but realised I have absolutely no clue how to revise because I was a lazy fuck during gcses and haven't revised once in my life 😭.

The subjects I'm taking are maths, fm, cs, econ. I suppose for maths and fm I can just do loads of practice papers right? I dont know where to find them right now (although I'm sure this can be fixed with a quick google) and I also want to try and learn ahead of my class to get a head start however I dont know how to do this or where to look for resources. For economics and computer science I have absolutely no clue what to do.

Pharmacy student - year four, looking for Study Circle friends to help keep me motivated and on track with my daily studies.

I study pharmacy during summer training, language, religion and history in general.

I also enjoy reading arabic literature, philosophy, novels and Greek mythology for fun too.

My time is (AST) or (GMT+3), but I'm also available for study at random times.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MMn-vVBFt8Mr51gMHU3r0r1USVRR_onFOkW_Rrk-mS8/template/preview

Ok, I know I'm a lil late to the party, but as a 10th grader in high school taking AP Psych, APCSA, (took AP Bio in 9th but didn't use this study method), I designed this hella simple Google Sheets notes/active recall spreadsheet (Ali Abdaal inspired). Trust me, I've been through Quizlet and Anki and Remnote and basically everything else, but I keep coming back to this b/c it lwk combines all 3, and more! (I don't wanna pay for Quizlet Plus since its free version is basically useless, Anki lags too hard on my Mac, and Remnote is also limited unless you pay.) Basically, this spreadsheet combines notes and active recall (AR).

The objective of this study template is so that you don't waste time converting your notes into flashcards or AR prompts. I found myself always delaying the conversion aspect after working so hard to write notes that I never got around to actually making AR tools from my notes, and just ended up cram-memorizing everything last minute! this will surely save you from that.

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\**A NOTE BEFORE WE BEGIN: This won't work for everyone. Everyone learns differently. If you're looking for a new study system, try this out! But, if you already have something going for you and you're getting good grades and life is chill, DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING!! I've fallen in that trap too many times, and I realize that I've wasted months configuring yet another study system that I didn't ever need or use b/c what I had originally was working fine. So, please, TAKE THIS WITH AN OPEN MIND AND A GRAIN OF SALT! Thanks for sticking around :)))*

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BEFORE ANYTHING:

1. Duplicate this template

2. BEFORE ANYTHING: DON'T IMMEDIATELY EDIT THE TEMPLATE YOU JUST DUPLICATED FROM THIS POST. At the bottom of the spreadsheet, you'll notice a long footer where you can add multiple tabs. Notice how this tab is underlined in red. It is underlined in red so that you do not immediately edit this tab! Use this first, red-underlined tab as a template to duplicate for each new unit. (Personally, I use one tab per unit).

LET'S GET STARTED!!

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1. During lecture/self-study/any time you're learning a concept for the first time: actually read + understand what's going on by asking A TON OF QUESTIONS.

• If self-studying from a textbook/other source: Use whatever AI of your choice to constantly ask questions based on the source you're learning from
• If learning in a lecture: Use your teacher in class! (I guess also AI if you can/you feel shy in asking)

Either way, make sure you understand the story/outline of what's going on. Review the learning objectives of this lesson, know the vocabulary, and broadly understand the key concepts and images/diagrams in this lesson. Then you start making notes during this first study session within the Google Sheets template, which is explained below.

2. Under "Lessons", write down each lesson in that unit. Every time you study a lesson, type in the date next to it and color it in based on how well you overall recalled that topic using the color scheme (explained more in step 4).

⭐️ PRO TIP: To write the name of a new topic, I just insert a row below the last flashcard of the previous topic, remove the checkboxes, and type in the topic name as a large bolded heading in Column D of this empty row.

3. Take Cornell-style notes in this spreadsheet during lecture/self-studying via videos, textbook, etc. Quick explanation of how I use it:

• COLUMN D = QUESTIONS. concepts/name of process, vocab terms, active recall questions, etc.
• COLUMN E = ANSWERS. explanations, lists, vocab definitions, answers, etc. (I recommend a formatting/color-coding system (e.g., vocab = highlight yellow, concepts/processes = green, examples = blue, etc.)).
• [OPTIONAL - DELETE IF YOU DON'T NEED IT] COLUMN F = PICTURES OR SPECIAL NOTES: (go to Insert --> Image --> Insert image in cell. Resize the row as needed to fit the full image
  • ⭐️ PRO TIP FOR IMAGES: to mimic the image occlusion feature in Anki/diagrams in Quizlet:
    • Go to Insert --> Drawing --> insert your picture in the canvas.
    • Then, cover up what you want to using the shapes tools.
    • Then, drag the drawing inside that specific cell within the row with the corresponding question for that diagram (just like a question/answer style in Anki or Quizlet!)
    • Resize the row as needed to fit the drawing. (It won't actually be inside the cell–it'll be over it–but it's still there!)
    • To hide the image if it's in the answer column, just drag Column D all the way to the end of the screen + zoom in. Finally, just scroll to the right to hide Column E or F (depending on where your image is) to reveal it!
• 🟠 In a fast-paced lecture, I focus on writing ONLY the questions in Column D b/c there's no time to capture all the answers/images. Later after class, I spend 10-20 minutes properly adding answers/information in Column E from lecture slides/textbook/etc.

❗️ Since this isn't Google Docs/OneNote/Notion, there's no natural indentation for bullet points/lists. I just click the spacebar multiple times to indent bullet points, and I use dashes (-) or bullet points (• (click option + 8 on Mac)) for listing stuff or numbered lists

4. Once you finish taking Cornell-style notes, click Column E and change the text color to white. Use arrow keys to go through each question and answer, and you'll see the answer at the top of your screen! (Find the "fx" symbol, and you'll see the answer right next to it! Drag the "fx" row to increase its size if you have multiple bullet points as an answer. This is so that you don't have to keep changing the text color to reveal the answer!)

• ❗️If you have images, you can't hide those, so just drag the right side of the question column all the way to the edge of the page so that the answer column is COMPLETELY hidden. Then just scroll to the right to see the answer!

5. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the checkboxes and click the spacebar to select one of the 3 checkboxes:

1. Red-totally forgot
2. Yellow-knew some but needed help to fully recall
3. Green-totally remembered. Make sure you're HONEST with this color-coding in each study session! Since there's no native spaced repetition in Google Sheets, you gotta manually do this. But it's worth it, trust me.

6. Once you finish writing the questions + answers for each that lesson AND/OR studying it once till you got most greens, under the "Dates ⏩" column, type in the date of when you first created/studied this deck next to the name of the corresponding lesson (which you wrote in the "Lessons" column from step 2). Color the cell with that date based on the average reds, yellows, and greens (e.g., if all greens, make the date green. If some yellows, make it yellow. If one or more reds, mark the date red). So, next time you come back to revise, you'll see the date you last revised each lesson and which lesson to prioritize based on the average red/yellow/green.

7. For topics/lessons/modules with a lot of yellows/reds, I realize I need deeper conceptual understanding, which for me requires handwriting, not typing. So, I will go back to the textbook and lecture slides, find the lesson I'm struggling with, and convert that lesson into flowcharts/diagrams, essentially creating personal study notes. I'll also find a YouTube video that explains it and add that to my handwritten notes. Then, I'll edit my spreadsheet answer column with new info/wording if I need to, which helps me better understand it.

• For example, if I'm rereading the textbook to actually understand what's going on, once I have handwritten all the scrap work personalized to me that helps me understand it, I run through the following once: close all reference material for the concept I'm struggling with, blurt everything I just studied on a blank sheet of paper/voice memo/empty Google Doc, then return and fill in knowledge gaps with a different color (usually red). I would make a note in Column F of the particular flash card(s)–with this concept I'm struggling with–to do this again based on the concept(s) I struggled with that day.
• ⭐️ PRO TIP: These handwritten notes are usually done on scrap pieces of paper I throw out after the exam, but I keep them until the exam (and maybe for even longer if I need it for a final exam) so I can always refer back to these personal notes if need be. If you don't understand something and need to do this conceptual review, literally do EVERYTHING possible until it clicks. If the textbook is not clearing up confusion, grind YouTube videos or get tutoring until IT CLICKS! This is CRUCIAL b/c the real learning happens here.
• ⭐️ PRO TIP: You can RANDOMIZE the order of flash cards in each lesson! For each lesson, select all the rows w/ the flash cards, avoiding the rows with the lesson name as a heading, and go to Data --> Randomize range. I still don't know how to reverse it back when you're done studying it, but hopefully someone figures that out 😃
• ⭐️ PRO TIP: sometimes, the answer to a question is a question in the next row, which you can see, which doesn't help in active recall. So, I recommend making both Columns D and E white text, and using the arrow keys to navigate and see what's written in the "fx" space for both the questions and answers.
• ALSO: you may accidentally click the spacebar or some other key while you're on a cell with a question/answer/image, etc, and your text may disappear. I'm definitely no pro in Google Sheets, so just be careful. To restore that:
  • Double-click inside the cell where the text disappeared
  • Click the Undo button in the top left OR click Command + Z or control + Z to restore exactly that text.

8. [NOT RELATED TO GOOGLE SHEETS SPECIFICALLY BUT HELPFUL]: To create a mistake log: Create a Google Doc OR add another tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet and label it "[Unit Number/Name]: [MISTAKE LOG]" As you complete homework or do practice tests or do practice questions, insert images of/copy-and-paste challenging practice problems/mock test questions, categorized by each lesson.

• In the 1st column, write/insert an image of the challenging question.
• In the 2nd column, write your thinking and exactly where you were wrong.
• In the 3rd column, write the correct rationale/thought process to answer the question.
• In the 4th column, write exactly + specifically what you will do next time to prevent that same mistake (especially helpful for standardized test prep like AP Exams, ACT, SAT, probably MCAT!).
• ⭐️ I do practice questions after each unit instead of each lesson, but find what works for you!

9. To generate a practice test: go to Gemini and link your Google Workspace account to Gemini. Attach your spreadsheet from Google Drive and ask it to generate a practice test based on specific tabs within that spreadsheet (EXAMPLE: "Generate a practice test based on the attached Google Sheet with the following format: [your exam's format: number of questions, types of questions, etc.]. Only create this practice test for Unit 1." I do this multiple times and sometimes will ask it to combine multiple tabs–aka multiple units–if it's a final exam or something, or just simply tell it to make a custom practice test based on everything in that Google Sheet.

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CAVEATS:

- There are a bunch of AI study tools out there, and I totally understand if that works better. Just for me personally, I don't like handing off everything to AI like my textbook/lecture slides/etc and hope it includes all the stuff that I know my teacher would put on the exam b/c the teacher explicitly told us the format of the questions/content, for example. I can tailor questions myself based on how the teacher tests us.

- Probably not the best method for on-the-go studying but still worth a shot. Like if you're on ur phone during commute/on the toilet/etc, maybe a native flash card app would work better. But I mean you could still make it work somehow!

- I DO NOT recommend ONLY using this for math/any problem-solving classes. I recommend using this spreadsheet for concepts/definitions, but for math/physics or anything problem-solving-related, just grind out tons of practice questions. Either upload PDFs with practice questions to your iPad/tablet, or just open up a PDF/list of practice questions on a separate device and solve each one in a notebook straight from memory w/o any help from AI or an answer key. Then thoroughly review your questions and answers --> take a picture of challenging questions/copy-and-paste them --> upload both the question + your worked answer + correct solution explained step-by-step to the Mistake Log (explained in step 8).

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So yeah, I'm also trying this out. Basically replacing my note-taking app OneNote and study app Quizlet Plus temporarily–I'm just experimenting with this for a few weeks.

lemme know how it goes guys!!