{"id":601,"date":"2023-06-11T13:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T17:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshevilsizor.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:58:09","slug":"how-to-survive-the-war-college-using-google-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshevilsizor.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive the War College Using Google Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to organize yourself and technology to make any school experience the most enjoyable and painless experience possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for a way to organize (and supercharge) your school research, writing, and note-taking skills\/tools using Google Docs, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I arrived at the Naval War College I knew I wanted to use Google Workspace tools to organize myself, but I wasn\u2019t exactly sure how I would go about it. So I experimented each trimester, and over the course of a year, I landed on what I believe is the most functional, efficient, simple, and well-organized system for managing school (or other) research and writing workflows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I created four videos to describe each of these key methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My purpose in creating these was two-fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • To share these tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) with my buddy Joe\u2014newly enrolled in the Army War College\u2014as an alternative \u201cway\u201d to the painful Microsoft path he was inevitably headed down. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I wanted to create the videos that “I wish someone had shared with me” before I arrived at the Naval War College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    So for the person out there looking for \u201ca way,\u201d these are for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The rest of this is for the naysayers. Feel free to skip directly to the videos below if you\u2019re already on board with learning Gdocs for schoolwork.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Yes, I know there are one million note-taking apps dedicated to\u2026 note-taking. I do still use [slow\/crashy] Evernote for inductive research and writing. In fact, I used Evernote to write my first Joint Military Operations paper. Finally, yes, I know there are \u201cbetter\u201d apps available (Roam, Notion, etc.). All of these arguments have been had, and can be found in greater detail, elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So why Google Docs for note-taking and paper writing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Google Workspace as a single-school solution, for me, solves the systems overlap problem. That is, having everything in one ecosystem eliminates all future problems related to \u201cWhere did I save or write that?\u201d or \u201cWhy do I have so many open programs\u2014I just want to focus on writing this paper.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I needed a no-fail system. I needed a bare-bones, no-frills, \u201cthis just works and is going to produce the outcome that I need, guaranteed\u201d\u2014system. Google Docs provides that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. <\/em> \u2013Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What I ended up with, ended up surprising me. Not only does this simple system work, but it\u2019s incredibly functional, efficient, and well-organized\u2014to such an extent that I\u2019ve found myself frequently using these techniques elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So without further background or justification, here are each of the most important methods that I used to survive the war college using Google Docs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The first video is ~16 mins long, the rest are 10 mins or less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I hope these techniques help you as much as they helped me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Outline and write research papers in Google Docs using heading styles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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