GetShitDone: Back To School Edition

This will help you hit the ground running this semester

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getshitdone ‎
September 29, 2025

This newsletter is going to be a little different. Let me know what you think about it.

BACK TO SCHOOL

BACK

TO

SCHOOL

As we all know, university is about to start again, and many of you are students. I want to give you as many tips, tricks and resources I can for this year ahead, to make sure your productivity and GPA soars!

The Pomodoro Technique!

I’m sure you already know it. Work for 25 minutes, break for 5. Whenever I really need to focus, I’ll activate my little shortcut I built myself and I’ll be fully focused. Check it out for yourself here.

Tip 1

Tip 2

Time Block Everything

By blocking off time slots for the things I want to get done, I make it easier for them to actually get done. It also saves time because I don’t need to sit around wondering what to do next.

My calendar

Organize your Notes

I have wasted waaay too much time in the past just looking for notes or other materials for university.

The way I solved it was by building a student hub in Notion.

You can check it out here.

Tip 3

Additional Resources

NotebookLM

This little guy has been carrying me through university the past year. NotebookLM lets you upload all your readings, slides and other class materials, and then lets you use it like a personalized chatgpt, drawing answers from your sources.

Google NotebookLM | AI Research Tool & Thinking Partner

Meet NotebookLM, the AI research tool and thinking partner that can analyze your sources, turn complexity into clarity and transform your content.

notebooklm.google

My favourite feature: It can generate a podcast for you based on the sources, and this has literally saved me days of work. Oh, and its completely free.

Napkin AI

When I make presentations or need graphics done, I sometimes use napkin.ai. It’s a hit or miss, sometimes it works great, sometimes less so. Either way, the simple and fun UI is nice to play around with.

Napkin AI - The visual AI for business storytelling

Just type, copy-paste or generate your text and Napkin will instantly transform it into insightful visuals. Make your communication more effective with Napkin.

www.napkin.ai

That’s all for now! Whether you have already been attending classes, or your new semester is just about to start, I wish you all the best! I’m sure you’re going to smash it at uni this year, and I hope some of the resources I shared today were of value to you!

Cheers,

Nooa