Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dear past Morgan: Use the zettelkasten system. 😋 But also!! See a therapist, go to office hours, write about what you love, publish your work, and more! This is what I wish I could tell myself at the beginning of first year university; I hope it resonates with some of you.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Dear Morgan...
0:40 - Find a note-taking system
1:27 - Take notes on plays
2:20 - You are not your grades
3:30 - Write about what you love
3:56 - Write in the way you enjoy
4:54 - Try publishing
5:20 - Profs aren't scary
6:00 - Resist competition
7:20 - Take courses you love
8:17 - Start therapy sooner
8:54 - Love from future you

MUSIC:
"Mesmerize" AND "Intractable" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500005 AND incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100194
Artist: incompetech.com