What are the BEST apps for Learning? - Q/A (Youtube comments edition)

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=== Timestamps ===

0:00 How do you know if medicine is right for you?
0:30 How to find the best source of information for learning?
3:10 What online whiteboard (apps) do you use?
4:58 Alternative for Notion
6:45 Factors to consider before going to medical school
8:34 Advanced encoding techniques for engineering
10:33 How to train yourself for deep work?
12:33 What do you listen to while studying? (white noise app)
14:13 Alternative revision methods to mindmap brain-dumps
17:55 When should you prime yourself for studying content?
19:43 Is linear note-taking ok if you don't know how to mindmap?
21:06 How to study maths (calculus) effectively?
23:53 How to tell the difference between cognitive load and just being tired?
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