Thesis & Research
How to write a dissertation in three months
A three-month dissertation plan: two weeks to plan and outline, six weeks of steady writing, two weeks to finish the draft, and two weeks to edit, check, and submit.
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Every article here is one system, for one student situation. Pick your situation, use the system for a week, then come back for the next one.
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Thesis & Research
How to do a systematic literature search
A systematic literature search: turn your question into terms, search two or three databases, screen every result the same way, and record each step.
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How to take notes from research papers
Notes from research papers that you can actually use: one page per paper, with the claim, the method, the evidence, and one quote, filed where you can find it again.
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How to write a research abstract
A research abstract in five moves: background, aim, method, result, and what it means — in about 200 words, with nothing the thesis does not already say.
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How to handle supervisor feedback on a thesis
Supervisor feedback on your thesis, handled in order: read it twice, sort every comment into fix, discuss, or ask, reply in writing, and fix the work.
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How to finish a thesis when you are behind
Behind on your thesis? Cut the scope first, set a finish date, and write every weekday: one chapter at a time, 500 words a day, until the draft exists.
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Exam Revision
How to retake an exam: a study system for students who have to sit it again
Retaking an exam? Get the failed paper back, sort out what went wrong, rebuild the weak topics by testing yourself, and prove it with timed papers before retake day.
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Online & Self-Taught
Using AI to make practice questions from your notes
Turn your own notes into practice questions with any AI chat app: paste one page of notes, get ten short-answer questions, answer them with the notes closed, then check every answer against your notes.
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Study Systems
Study with the phone you already have
No new apps, no money needed: use the timer, voice recorder, notes app and camera already on your phone to run a full study system — timed blocks, spoken summaries, and self-tests.
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