justaddgigi | 6 Tools For An Autodidact's Success

Just because you are self-studying a subject, doesn’t mean that you don’t have tools that will help you. Here are some tools that help you succeed in anything that you are studying in, not matter what the subject.

1. Don’t Break The Chain.

Inspired by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The method is simple. You tick off everyday you complete your goal on the calendar. You can see my own progress with the calendar on my sidebar!

2.Onenote or Evernote

Thee two apps saves your notes on a cloud. I prefer Onenote to Evernote, but both basic versions are free. You can also take your notes with you via the Onenote app.

3. PDFs

Yeah, you are going to side eyed me for downloading PDF’s of textbooks. However, textbooks freaking cost a freaking lot. The latest textbook that I looked up costs $300 dollars and nobody has money for that. Check out your favorite torrent sites first, and you can also find a list of sites with textbooks here.

4. Thriftbooks

Another great resource is Thriftbooks. I got a $200 textbook (it was earlier edition, but who cares) for like $3. What makes this site so great is that shipping is free for orders over $10 . The only drawback is that the books take forever to get to you, but you get what you pay for.

5.The Internet

Whenever I don’t understand a term, or I get stuck I find googling helps me a lot. Now for the harder subjects such as math or science, I found a list of helpful sites (many are for free) that have real life tutors. Also finding, open courses or course lessons created at universities and published for free via the Internet are also available.

6. Accountability

Now keeping yourself motivated is one of the hardest parts of being an autodidact. I found having someone to be accountable to such as your readers (me) or having a bad consequence happen to you (suck as the StickK program) will keep you motivated. And motivation is winning half the game!

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