My Study Desk

Hi! This is my little corner of the web for study tips, reading notes, learning experiments, and the useful links I keep losing in browser tabs.

I am building this site like a student desk: a bit messy, full of bookmarks, and hopefully useful when exams, assignments, or reading slumps show up.

        _________        .-""""-.        _________
       / notes  /|      /  tea   \      / books  /|
      /_______ / |      \  + pen /     /_______ / |
      |  ???  |  |       '-.__.-'      | read! |  |
      |_______| /                       |_______| /

tool shelf study methods reading log site notes

Study Notes

These are the methods I keep returning to when I want learning to actually stick instead of just looking pretty in a notebook.

Active recall

Close the book, ask yourself what you remember, and write the answer before checking. It feels harder because it is working.

Spaced repetition

Review the same idea over several days instead of rereading everything the night before. Tiny reviews beat heroic panic.

Reading with a pencil

Underline less, argue more. A margin note with a question is usually better than highlighting half the page.

Reading Log

Current reading mood

Updated whenever I remember

Nonfiction for the brain, fiction for stamina, and short essays for days when my attention span is basically a browser loading icon.

Topics I want to collect here: study habits, libraries, note-taking, language learning, memory, focus, and books that make learning feel alive.

Resources and Tools

A small tool shelf for students, readers, and anyone trying to learn without turning their brain into soup.

Text to Speech Read Aloud Text helps turn written text into audio, which can be useful for listening to notes, checking drafts, or studying when your eyes need a break.
Speed Reader Speed Reader helps you move through text faster with speed reading and listening features, making it easier to push beyond 400+ words per minute and stay intensely focused on articles, notes, and study material.
Free Books Project Gutenberg offers free public domain ebooks, especially classics, literature, history, and older reference works.
Borrowable Digital Library Open Library helps you discover books and borrow many digital titles through an internet library model.
Research Search Google Scholar is useful for finding academic papers, citations, and related research on a topic.
Citation Helper ZoteroBib creates quick bibliographies for assignments without needing to set up a full reference manager first.
Writing Reference Purdue OWL gives clear guidance on academic writing, grammar, citations, and research paper structure.
Flashcards Anki supports spaced repetition flashcards for vocabulary, definitions, formulas, dates, and anything else that benefits from review.
Note Making Obsidian is a flexible note app for linking ideas, building a personal knowledge base, and keeping long-term study notes.
Focused Study Timer Pomofocus is a simple timer for studying in focused blocks with short breaks in between.

About This Site

This page is hand-coded HTML and CSS, hosted on Neocities, and made for the kind of internet where a homepage can just be a notebook with links.

The plan is to keep adding study notes, book thoughts, resource lists, and small experiments. If something looks unfinished, it probably means I am learning in public.

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