ActionManual
@actionmanual.bsky.social
Teen behind ActionManual.
Practical advice for overwhelmed students + my personal thoughts on school and life.
See more on my main profile: substack.com/@actionmanual?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5y6x1b
Practical advice for overwhelmed students + my personal thoughts on school and life.
See more on my main profile: substack.com/@actionmanual?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5y6x1b
Study faster with NotebookLM:
1. Upload all textbooks and PDFs
2. Generate mind maps - see the big picture
3. Make flashcards and quizzes - active learning
4. Use “Audio Overview” to revise lessons on walks or while traveling - space repetition
1. Upload all textbooks and PDFs
2. Generate mind maps - see the big picture
3. Make flashcards and quizzes - active learning
4. Use “Audio Overview” to revise lessons on walks or while traveling - space repetition
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Study faster with NotebookLM:
1. Upload all textbooks and PDFs
2. Generate mind maps - see the big picture
3. Make flashcards and quizzes - active learning
4. Use “Audio Overview” to revise lessons on walks or while traveling - space repetition
1. Upload all textbooks and PDFs
2. Generate mind maps - see the big picture
3. Make flashcards and quizzes - active learning
4. Use “Audio Overview” to revise lessons on walks or while traveling - space repetition
Q: What is NotebookLM?
A: It’s Google’s AI that helps you summarize, organize, and actually understand complex material.
》Upload up to 50 PDFs, Docs, or websites and chat directly with your notes.
》Perfect for students and researchers.
A: It’s Google’s AI that helps you summarize, organize, and actually understand complex material.
》Upload up to 50 PDFs, Docs, or websites and chat directly with your notes.
》Perfect for students and researchers.
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Q: What is NotebookLM?
A: It’s Google’s AI that helps you summarize, organize, and actually understand complex material.
》Upload up to 50 PDFs, Docs, or websites and chat directly with your notes.
》Perfect for students and researchers.
A: It’s Google’s AI that helps you summarize, organize, and actually understand complex material.
》Upload up to 50 PDFs, Docs, or websites and chat directly with your notes.
》Perfect for students and researchers.
I couldn't believe it at first.
It's just made for studying and researching.
No joking - NotebookLM is literally the cheat code.
It's just made for studying and researching.
No joking - NotebookLM is literally the cheat code.
NotebookLM: The Ultimate Workflow for Smarter Learning
Stop wasting time and energy: a step-by-step guide to automating research and mastery.
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I couldn't believe it at first.
It's just made for studying and researching.
No joking - NotebookLM is literally the cheat code.
It's just made for studying and researching.
No joking - NotebookLM is literally the cheat code.
Notice → Learn → Apply → Repeat
This is how growth compounds.
This is how growth compounds.
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Notice → Learn → Apply → Repeat
This is how growth compounds.
This is how growth compounds.
Try this today:
🔸️“I can’t” → “How can I?”
🔸️“This is a problem” → “This is an opportunity”
🔸️“I feel bad” → “What can I change?”
Small shifts → big results.
🔸️“I can’t” → “How can I?”
🔸️“This is a problem” → “This is an opportunity”
🔸️“I feel bad” → “What can I change?”
Small shifts → big results.
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Try this today:
🔸️“I can’t” → “How can I?”
🔸️“This is a problem” → “This is an opportunity”
🔸️“I feel bad” → “What can I change?”
Small shifts → big results.
🔸️“I can’t” → “How can I?”
🔸️“This is a problem” → “This is an opportunity”
🔸️“I feel bad” → “What can I change?”
Small shifts → big results.
The best tip I’ve learned – always assume the best in people. Maybe they just had a bad day, or they’re carrying a heavy memory. Be polite, be respectful, and try to understand their world without judging.
September 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The best tip I’ve learned – always assume the best in people. Maybe they just had a bad day, or they’re carrying a heavy memory. Be polite, be respectful, and try to understand their world without judging.
We live in a world where we are overconsumed by information.
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We live in a world where we are overconsumed by information.
There’s only one real secret to mastering anything: no shortcuts, no hacks, no “2-week mastery”. Just work, work, and more work. Full dedication, perseverance, and a single goal – doing it as much as you can.
September 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There’s only one real secret to mastering anything: no shortcuts, no hacks, no “2-week mastery”. Just work, work, and more work. Full dedication, perseverance, and a single goal – doing it as much as you can.
Don’t try to create habits – create systems. By the time motivation fades (a few days to a week), a system will keep you going.
Structure builds discipline.
Structure builds discipline.
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Don’t try to create habits – create systems. By the time motivation fades (a few days to a week), a system will keep you going.
Structure builds discipline.
Structure builds discipline.
To learn something new, start by creating space. Rearrange your environment, change something in your appearance, declutter your desk, clear your mind. A new space signals new work and new habits.
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
To learn something new, start by creating space. Rearrange your environment, change something in your appearance, declutter your desk, clear your mind. A new space signals new work and new habits.
School works like anything else:
1. Clear your space.
2. Set your goals.
3. Build a system.
4. Do the work.
1. Clear your space.
2. Set your goals.
3. Build a system.
4. Do the work.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
School works like anything else:
1. Clear your space.
2. Set your goals.
3. Build a system.
4. Do the work.
1. Clear your space.
2. Set your goals.
3. Build a system.
4. Do the work.
If school ever felt intimidating, you’re not alone.
Before, I perceived it as a place I had to go - it was compulsory. Now I see it as a privilege: an opportunity to learn, thrive, and succeed.
Before, I perceived it as a place I had to go - it was compulsory. Now I see it as a privilege: an opportunity to learn, thrive, and succeed.
The Ultimate Guide to Making School Work for You
A multi-stage plan for getting the most out of the curriculum
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If school ever felt intimidating, you’re not alone.
Before, I perceived it as a place I had to go - it was compulsory. Now I see it as a privilege: an opportunity to learn, thrive, and succeed.
Before, I perceived it as a place I had to go - it was compulsory. Now I see it as a privilege: an opportunity to learn, thrive, and succeed.
You don’t have to change who you are to connect. Keep your quiet nights. Just add more moments where you let people in.
September 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
You don’t have to change who you are to connect. Keep your quiet nights. Just add more moments where you let people in.
Some of the best moments in life happen when you help others. Hold the door, smile at a cashier, volunteer. Connection hides in small acts.
September 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some of the best moments in life happen when you help others. Hold the door, smile at a cashier, volunteer. Connection hides in small acts.
Speak first. Most people are as scared as you. Text someone. Ask them to hang. Send them a meme. Be the one who sparks the conversation.
September 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speak first. Most people are as scared as you. Text someone. Ask them to hang. Send them a meme. Be the one who sparks the conversation.
Isolation isn’t solitude. Solitude is a choice. Isolation is what happens when you lose yourself.
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Isolation isn’t solitude. Solitude is a choice. Isolation is what happens when you lose yourself.
Before, I was obsessed with TV shows and movies. Watching fictional characters live their lives felt easier than living my own. Safer, cleaner – no risk of failure, betrayal, or heartbreak. But that’s not real life. And it’s certainly not your life.
September 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Before, I was obsessed with TV shows and movies. Watching fictional characters live their lives felt easier than living my own. Safer, cleaner – no risk of failure, betrayal, or heartbreak. But that’s not real life. And it’s certainly not your life.
I used to tell myself “I don’t need people. I hate people. I’m fine alone.”
But the truth is… I was just lonely.
But the truth is… I was just lonely.
September 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I used to tell myself “I don’t need people. I hate people. I’m fine alone.”
But the truth is… I was just lonely.
But the truth is… I was just lonely.
Hi there,
I just published a new article. It is about social isolation and how we can reconnect with others again.
If you’re interested, here’s the link:
I just published a new article. It is about social isolation and how we can reconnect with others again.
If you’re interested, here’s the link:
On Isolation: Why You Need People
A guide to reconnecting and finding your community.
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hi there,
I just published a new article. It is about social isolation and how we can reconnect with others again.
If you’re interested, here’s the link:
I just published a new article. It is about social isolation and how we can reconnect with others again.
If you’re interested, here’s the link:
Let's take up a little challenge – track all your expenses for one week. Every bill for coffee, gas, meals, etc. Just see it for yourself.
August 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Let's take up a little challenge – track all your expenses for one week. Every bill for coffee, gas, meals, etc. Just see it for yourself.
To become financially independent – understand how money works
Start with the basics of personal finance:
- how debt works
- how to save and budget
- what an emergency fund is
- how to invest and build income streams
- how to upgrade your work skills
…and then keep learning and expanding every day
Start with the basics of personal finance:
- how debt works
- how to save and budget
- what an emergency fund is
- how to invest and build income streams
- how to upgrade your work skills
…and then keep learning and expanding every day
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
To become financially independent – understand how money works
Start with the basics of personal finance:
- how debt works
- how to save and budget
- what an emergency fund is
- how to invest and build income streams
- how to upgrade your work skills
…and then keep learning and expanding every day
Start with the basics of personal finance:
- how debt works
- how to save and budget
- what an emergency fund is
- how to invest and build income streams
- how to upgrade your work skills
…and then keep learning and expanding every day
When you start learning something, stick to long-form, comprehensive sources (like books and courses). Avoid bite-sized clickbait content (such as shorts, 10-min videos, or random internet articles).
Get real knowledge, not just the illusion of it.
Get real knowledge, not just the illusion of it.
August 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When you start learning something, stick to long-form, comprehensive sources (like books and courses). Avoid bite-sized clickbait content (such as shorts, 10-min videos, or random internet articles).
Get real knowledge, not just the illusion of it.
Get real knowledge, not just the illusion of it.
Financial independence is nothing more than a deliberate choice to be conscious of your spending (and saving) habits.
August 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Financial independence is nothing more than a deliberate choice to be conscious of your spending (and saving) habits.
Hi there!
I just published a new article. This week it is about personal finance - a topic I think we can all benefit from.
Check it out:
I just published a new article. This week it is about personal finance - a topic I think we can all benefit from.
Check it out:
Getting Your Money Right: The First Steps to Financial Independence
A practical and concise step-by-step guide
open.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hi there!
I just published a new article. This week it is about personal finance - a topic I think we can all benefit from.
Check it out:
I just published a new article. This week it is about personal finance - a topic I think we can all benefit from.
Check it out:
AI hacks for learning:
- Summarize messy notes
- Explain for a student, with an everyday example, or through a metaphor
- Create quizzes
- Think of real-world uses
- Vent when you feel stuck
- Summarize messy notes
- Explain for a student, with an everyday example, or through a metaphor
- Create quizzes
- Think of real-world uses
- Vent when you feel stuck
August 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
AI hacks for learning:
- Summarize messy notes
- Explain for a student, with an everyday example, or through a metaphor
- Create quizzes
- Think of real-world uses
- Vent when you feel stuck
- Summarize messy notes
- Explain for a student, with an everyday example, or through a metaphor
- Create quizzes
- Think of real-world uses
- Vent when you feel stuck