There is a difference between having an optimal workflow that allows you to get into the flow and planning. Universities unfortunately try to make you a planner which is not the final goal, what you should aim for is to become a learner, because it is fun and rewarding, so instead of forcing yourself to do stuff you don't want to do, you should aspire to make your work station as easy to flow in as possible to enter the zone. Become a fucking expert, not a planner.

Poor students tend to be apathetic to their craft hence they do not focus on the small stuff and those they are at the top of the Dunning-Kruger curve, while the gifted students tend to suffer from the opposite: the impostor syndrome. They tend to think they are not enough for the challenge and tend to find a lot of flaws on their skills and writing.

Good Solutions are Simple - and Unexpected

As you read it, one of the main reasons this method is so recommended is because it is simple and let's you get started very easily, you do not have to implement

Writing is the only thing that matters

What we mean with this is the fact that in writing we can reinforce and have feedback from all of the other parts of studying,reading. Think about it, when you write your own notes and not just copy and paste the whole passage to your notes you get more insight because it is much harder to explain something and summarize it if you did not read putting attention to what you

How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking. by Sönke Ahrens