20 Free Tutorials to Become an Effortless Academic


Top 20 Resources for Effortless Academics

Dear Scholar,

Over the past few years, I have published numerous articles on various tools, techniques, and innovative applications of AI in academia. This week I am sending you the 17 most popular and essential tutorials:

Digital Note-Taking:

→ Covered in-depth here: Note Taking Course

Academic Writing:

→ Covered in-depth here: Academic Writing with AI Course

Literature Reviews:

→ Covered in-depth here: Effortless Lit Review Course

Ethical AI

Tool Reviews

→ Find a list of all tools and discounts on the tools page.

Among all of these, I always come back to the same conclusion: Digital note-taking is the foundation for academic success. Have you signed up for the free 8-day course on digital note-taking yet? Check out how note-taking changed one of my student's careers as well.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,


Ilya Shabanov, The Effortless Academic

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