Tips & tricks

Anki: learn in half the time with spaced repetition

Flashcards with an algorithm that quizzes you right when you're about to forget. For languages, exams, and professional knowledge alike.

Obsidian: [[links]] weave your notes into a network

Double square brackets create a link to another note — and backlinks show you where it's referenced from.

Obsidian: the daily note as a safety net for your day

One place where you dump notes, ideas, and links all day long. Sort it out in the evening — or don't; search will still find it.

Shift+F3: change letter case without retyping

Shift+F3

Caps Lock stuck on by accident? Select the text and Shift+F3 cycles between lowercase, Title Case, and UPPERCASE.

Word without distractions: Focus mode

View → Focus hides the ribbons and leaves just the page. Writing without visual noise.

Find and Replace in Word: more than just text

Ctrl+H

Ctrl+H can also replace formatting, double spaces, and paragraph marks. Cleaning up a whole document in a few clicks.

Word: heading styles instead of manual bold text

Heading 1 and Heading 2 aren't just about looks — they power the navigation pane, an automatic table of contents, and chapter collapsing.