Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Are you always running late? Doing things at the last minute? We can help, Socratica Friends! The tool you need is a PLANNER. But just owning a planner isn’t enough. Let’s talk about how to actually USE this magic little book to make your life so much easier.
♦SIGN UP for Socratica Study Tips email list here:
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We do use Google calendar for communicating deadlines & meetings here at Socratica. But when it comes time to actually PLAN, we use a good old-fashioned paper planner. There’s something about writing in a physical planner that helps us make sense of how to manage our time. Every year we buy an Academic Year planner from Moleskine: amzn.to/3qqHORI
The design of this planner works for us - on the left side is one week, with lots of room to write in each day. On the opposite side is a blank page, which is perfect for to-do lists.
You may actually find it more helpful for time management to see a whole month at a time. In that case, one of these giant desk blotter calendars might work for you: amzn.to/3ocwbvy
You start by writing all the important due dates in your planner. But that’s not enough! To make your planner really work for you, you need to...COUNT BACKWARDS.
Count back the number of days you will need to do your work, & then write in milestones you need to hit. For instance, if you’re writing a paper, you write when it’s due, & then when you’ll finish your final draft, when you’ll finish your rough draft, when you’ll finish your research…
Same for preparing for a test. Write the date of the test, & then count back how many days you’ll need to study for the test. Include times to take practice tests. This way you’ll never have to cram for a test again!
For this technique to work, you’ll need to have a good idea about how long each task takes. The POMODORO TECHNIQUE is perfect for this. You break your work into 20-25 minute chunks, & then you keep track of how many pomodoros it takes for you to do a typical task. We have a video all about this excellent study/ time management technique:
bit.ly/PomodoroSocratica
We start this video with the basics, but you can also jump ahead to the section with Advanced Techniques for when you have a REALLY crammed schedule (like you are a full-time student & you have a job as well). Here are the important timestamps in the video:
0:00 Introduction & Start of Basic Techniques
1:14 Picking a planner
2:25 Putting in the essentials
2:53 Biggest tip (not rocket science)
6:10 Start of Advanced Techniques
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Do you want to be a GREAT STUDENT?
We’ve collected all our best Study Tips into a playlist for you:
bit.ly/StudyTipsPlaylist
Our most popular videos are:
How to Use the Feynman Technique bit.ly/TheFeynmanTechnique
How to Use Flash Cards bit.ly/Flashcards_Studytips
How to Use the Pomodoro Technique bit.ly/PomodoroSocratica
How to Take Great Notes (Cornell Technique) bit.ly/Cornell_Notes
How to Study Programming bit.ly/Learn_Programming
How to Study Physics bit.ly/StudyTipsPhysics
How to Learn a Foreign Language bit.ly/Learn_Lang
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This video was made possible by the generous support of our Patrons on Patreon. We'd like to share our VIP Patrons so everyone can recognize how very essential they are. Because of them, we have been able to keep going!
Our lovely patrons include Philip Rice, Colin Negrych, Tracy Karin Prell, Carlos Araujo, Martin Stevens, Vishal Dalal, David Borger, MdeG, Umar Khan, John Krawiec, Timothy M Tapio, Charles Southerland, Deeptanshu Malik, Rob Neal, Eric Eccleston, Michael Shebanow, Alvin Khaled, Nikita Lesnikov, Kavon Johnson, Batou, Daniel Dickman, Gilbert Butler, Edgar Gonzalez, Fred Kingener & Jeremy Shimanek.
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One easy way to support Socratica is to shop using our affiliate links. Here are recommended products for this video:
Moleskine 2022 12 month Planner
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Moleskine 2021-2022 18 month Academic Year Planner
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Giant Desk Blotter Calendar 2022
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Gel Ink Pens (black/blue/red/green/purple)
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Tomato Timer
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The Pomodoro Technique by Francesco Cirillo
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Amazon Used Textbooks - Save up to 90%
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To support more videos from Socratica:
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Hosted by Liliana De Castro
Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison
#Planner #TimeManagement #StudyTips
Buy the book! How to Be a Great Student
ebook: amzn.to/2Lh3XSP
Paperback: amzn.to/3t5jeH3
Kindle Unlimited: amzn.to/3atr8TJ
Are you always running late? Doing things at the last minute? We can help, Socratica Friends! The tool you need is a PLANNER. But just owning a planner isn’t enough. Let’s talk about how to actually USE this magic little book to make your life so much easier.
♦SIGN UP for Socratica Study Tips email list here:
socratica.com/email-groups/study-tips
We do use Google calendar for communicating deadlines & meetings here at Socratica. But when it comes time to actually PLAN, we use a good old-fashioned paper planner. There’s something about writing in a physical planner that helps us make sense of how to manage our time. Every year we buy an Academic Year planner from Moleskine: amzn.to/3qqHORI
The design of this planner works for us - on the left side is one week, with lots of room to write in each day. On the opposite side is a blank page, which is perfect for to-do lists.
You may actually find it more helpful for time management to see a whole month at a time. In that case, one of these giant desk blotter calendars might work for you: amzn.to/3ocwbvy
You start by writing all the important due dates in your planner. But that’s not enough! To make your planner really work for you, you need to...COUNT BACKWARDS.
Count back the number of days you will need to do your work, & then write in milestones you need to hit. For instance, if you’re writing a paper, you write when it’s due, & then when you’ll finish your final draft, when you’ll finish your rough draft, when you’ll finish your research…
Same for preparing for a test. Write the date of the test, & then count back how many days you’ll need to study for the test. Include times to take practice tests. This way you’ll never have to cram for a test again!
For this technique to work, you’ll need to have a good idea about how long each task takes. The POMODORO TECHNIQUE is perfect for this. You break your work into 20-25 minute chunks, & then you keep track of how many pomodoros it takes for you to do a typical task. We have a video all about this excellent study/ time management technique:
bit.ly/PomodoroSocratica
We start this video with the basics, but you can also jump ahead to the section with Advanced Techniques for when you have a REALLY crammed schedule (like you are a full-time student & you have a job as well). Here are the important timestamps in the video:
0:00 Introduction & Start of Basic Techniques
1:14 Picking a planner
2:25 Putting in the essentials
2:53 Biggest tip (not rocket science)
6:10 Start of Advanced Techniques
♦ SUBSCRIBE ♦
bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Do you want to be a GREAT STUDENT?
We’ve collected all our best Study Tips into a playlist for you:
bit.ly/StudyTipsPlaylist
Our most popular videos are:
How to Use the Feynman Technique bit.ly/TheFeynmanTechnique
How to Use Flash Cards bit.ly/Flashcards_Studytips
How to Use the Pomodoro Technique bit.ly/PomodoroSocratica
How to Take Great Notes (Cornell Technique) bit.ly/Cornell_Notes
How to Study Programming bit.ly/Learn_Programming
How to Study Physics bit.ly/StudyTipsPhysics
How to Learn a Foreign Language bit.ly/Learn_Lang
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
This video was made possible by the generous support of our Patrons on Patreon. We'd like to share our VIP Patrons so everyone can recognize how very essential they are. Because of them, we have been able to keep going!
Our lovely patrons include Philip Rice, Colin Negrych, Tracy Karin Prell, Carlos Araujo, Martin Stevens, Vishal Dalal, David Borger, MdeG, Umar Khan, John Krawiec, Timothy M Tapio, Charles Southerland, Deeptanshu Malik, Rob Neal, Eric Eccleston, Michael Shebanow, Alvin Khaled, Nikita Lesnikov, Kavon Johnson, Batou, Daniel Dickman, Gilbert Butler, Edgar Gonzalez, Fred Kingener & Jeremy Shimanek.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
One easy way to support Socratica is to shop using our affiliate links. Here are recommended products for this video:
Moleskine 2022 12 month Planner
amzn.to/3Lrlxx1
Moleskine 2021-2022 18 month Academic Year Planner
amzn.to/3OK16h2
Giant Desk Blotter Calendar 2022
amzn.to/3KsC1Ud
Gel Ink Pens (black/blue/red/green/purple)
amzn.to/38aaTbN
Tomato Timer
amzn.to/33yalej
The Pomodoro Technique by Francesco Cirillo
amzn.to/2KUo2O1
Amazon Used Textbooks - Save up to 90%
amzn.to/2pllk4B
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
To support more videos from Socratica:
► Join our Patreon : patreon.com/socratica
► Make a one-time PayPal donation: paypal.me/socratica
► We also accept Bitcoin @ bc1qda47tgfyk67lxa7yqn8y5m02hjcglghsd5c58n
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Hosted by Liliana De Castro
Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison
#Planner #TimeManagement #StudyTips
