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togidemi's review against another edition
3.0
Mayhaps a testament to how much time I've spent around StudyTube/Studyblr/Productivity YouTube that ust about everything in the book I already knew. This is a pretty good starting point for high schoolers! I was just personally a little put off by the peppy writing style - odd considering Jade is just about my age and I still feel a bit talked down to, and I'm not even on the lower end of Gen Z - though that's 100% a me thing since authors getting friendly with the reader just puts me off in general. (Despite my clown tendencies, I apparently work best with clinical academic step-by-steps, with the occasional joke thrown in.) That being said, the better parts of the book were her talking about her personal life and struggles - they came off as genuine and what I came here to see! StudyTubers being real people!
And on that tangent I do like the variety of other students pitching in with their advice at the end of each chapter. Just wished it was more substantial than... ngl, quite trite stuff you can easily hear most anywhere else. Sorry, Jack :( I still love you
This last one is very much a personal gripe and not worth looking into if this weren't my Goodreads that no one else reads anyway lmao. But. Maybe I spend too much time in radical leftist spaces (and/or have grown bitter and disillusioned with standardized education) (pay no heed to my own shit academics due to shit mental health) pfft but I was uncomfortable when Jade would bring up places where the system was clearly failing - grades as markers of obedience and rote memorization, piling onto near impossible workloads despite impeccable time management, debilitating anxiety and stress caused by a fucking number, rankings, school overtaking having a life for yourself - and justify it as some This Builds Character thing. Or, this sucks but you'll be thankful for it eventually. Because, yeah, okay, in many cases academic hardship does hone character. But you can't shrug and "that's life, you'll learn from this experience!" when you also describe students crying themselves to sleep for an extended period because of fucking exams??? Game the system, yes, but you can only do that so long without bdhjshd doing something about a system that is clearly severely flawed. Man.
And on that tangent I do like the variety of other students pitching in with their advice at the end of each chapter. Just wished it was more substantial than... ngl, quite trite stuff you can easily hear most anywhere else. Sorry, Jack :( I still love you
This last one is very much a personal gripe and not worth looking into if this weren't my Goodreads that no one else reads anyway lmao. But. Maybe I spend too much time in radical leftist spaces (and/or have grown bitter and disillusioned with standardized education) (pay no heed to my own shit academics due to shit mental health) pfft but I was uncomfortable when Jade would bring up places where the system was clearly failing - grades as markers of obedience and rote memorization, piling onto near impossible workloads despite impeccable time management, debilitating anxiety and stress caused by a fucking number, rankings, school overtaking having a life for yourself - and justify it as some This Builds Character thing. Or, this sucks but you'll be thankful for it eventually. Because, yeah, okay, in many cases academic hardship does hone character. But you can't shrug and "that's life, you'll learn from this experience!" when you also describe students crying themselves to sleep for an extended period because of fucking exams??? Game the system, yes, but you can only do that so long without bdhjshd doing something about a system that is clearly severely flawed. Man.
meowsonyou's review against another edition
5.0
THOS BOOK IS SO GOOD I AM SO SAD I FINFISHED READING IT
ravenclaw0403's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
mylittleplanet's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
4.25
pavs1d's review against another edition
4.0
a very lovely book by Jade, incredibly relatable and teaches so many new and more importantly helpful study and review techniques. Thanks so much.
traxae's review against another edition
3.5
I started it in high school, but now that I'm in university I can see that it's heavily targeted towards that age range. It's also based in Europe so the invigilator stuff didn't really apply to me in high school. The book has good principles and talks about how to be productive and use spaced repetition which is good. My rating would've been higher if I were the target audience. Overall great book!