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Ali promises videos for students on motivation, productivity, note-making, his phone apps and using the iPad at medical school (2018)

promise · status: open (updates through 2019, not reported done) · last event: progress update (2019-05-18) · owner: Ali

Told alongside: Ali promises a detailed video on how he manages his time and stays productive without procrastinating (2018) · Ali promises a strand of videos for medical students on the Academic Foundation application, publications and OSCEs (2018) · Ali promises to start reviewing tech as a tech YouTuber (2018)

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2018-04-09 promised Ali says more videos for students are coming: on motivation, productivity, how he makes notes though he doesn't like making notes, the apps on his phone and how he uses the iPad for medical school. How to Study for Exams - Spaced Repetition · Evidence-based revision tips 00:25:22
2018-05-01 progress update Ali says he is planning a video on the myth of motivation, with a diagram of the gap between thinking you should do something and doing it. First Live Hangout + Rapid-fire Q&A 00:19:16
2018-05-07 progress update Ali uses an iPad Pro with Notability for all his note-taking and is in the planning stages of a video about it. Live Q&A + Hangout - Bank Holiday vibes - Ali Abdaal, Cambridge medical student 00:07:10
2018-05-29 progress update Ali will film a video about Notability and how to use the iPad to take notes in medical school, at some point when he has a day to himself. Live Stream - Hangout 00:20:46
2018-06-02 progress update Ali delivers the iPad part of the promised student videos: how he takes notes at medical school on the iPad with the Apple Pencil and Notability. How I take notes on my iPad Pro in medical school - Cambridge University medical student 00:00:00
2018-07-23 progress update Ali wants to tie education in with tech after his iPad note-taking video did well, maybe with videos on the productivity apps he uses on his iPhone, iPad and MacBook; he calls himself a big Apple fanboy. (hedged) A year on YouTube - Channel / life update 00:04:00
2018-09-15 progress update The other 19-plus videos of How to Survive Medical School will cover publications, essays, revising for OSCEs and written exams, work-life balance, working hours, notes and apps; Ali filmed friends in his room over the last six months of his final year. Study Tips for First Year Medical Students 00:31:51
2018-09-26 progress update Now working as a doctor, Ali makes vlogs about a doctor's life and is also making a few tech videos on the productivity apps he uses and what is on his iPad. My Productivity Desk Setup 00:05:31
2018-10-25 progress update Ali is still planning a video about what is on his iPhone. iPhone XS Max Review - Is it worth it? 00:09:48
2018-11-01 progress update Ali delivers the phone-apps part of the promised student videos: a tour of the apps on his iPhone. My Favourite iPhone XS Apps 00:00:00
2019-05-18 progress update Ali still uses Notability on his iPad Pro, as shown in his video on notes at medical school: he plans all his videos in it, and taking notes in talks and lectures keeps him awake. The Best Productivity Apps for Students 00:04:32

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