# @dr.san__ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCzDwS9Rif9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63506898-drsan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-25T14:32:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** San Choudhury (@dr.san__) — https://gondola.cc/dr.san__

## Caption

How I keep my hand-written notes and scribbles organised as a PhD student✨

I know a lot of people think that writing by hand is inefficient in our digital world but there is something about it (well, the embodied nature of it I guess) which helps me think a lot better. 

Especially when I was just starting out, trying to make connections in the literature, and figuring out my research topic, I used to make handwritten notes all the time. Even now, outline sketches for all my writing work, supervision meeting notes, and even reviewing drafts, I do all this work by hand. 

There are three things I do to keep all of my handwritten work organised:

1️⃣I make use of coloured sticky tabs. It’s like colour-coding but for my notebooks and even physical books. For instance, in my data-related notebook, I used pink tabs for really important data which I knew I would have to focus on in my discussion. In my literature book, I use different coloured tabs for different topics. 

2️⃣A MUST-DO if you’re using physical notebooks is a content’s bank. It’s such a life saver because instead of flipping page after page, I can map out the location of certain notes. Ofc, its not as efficient as an AI query but its something🤷‍♀️

3️⃣Finally, all my loose paper documents, even post-it notes, are integrated into digital files so that there is no risk of ever losing them. I use CamScanner because it can also convert paper documents directly into Word or PDF format. This is especially helpful when I need to extract and incorporate these notes into my thesis.
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