By Friday, you cannot say what you learned this week.

End every week knowing what you learned, and what you will do differently.

You work all day and study at night. Every week something happens that teaches you something. Then it is lost, because nothing is written down.

Noemate is a notebook for people working full time or part time while studying for a master's degree. Once a week, you write a few lines: what happened, what you expected, what you learned, and what you will do next time. You write it yourself, not AI. Every note keeps its date, so what you learned on Friday is still there on Monday.

It is based on a method by Dr Phuong Nguyen, who taught nine Executive MBA classes at CFVG over eight years.

Who it is forYou work full time or part time, and you are studying for a master's degree now.Read moreHow it worksFour questions, once a week, about one real moment. In a very busy week, one sentence is enough.Read moreWhat you getYou see where you were right and where you were wrong, and what your degree changed in you.Read more30 founding placesThe first 30 members. Apply by 30 November 2026. Free until 1 March 2027. No credit card.Read more

What you get

Every week something happens that teaches you something. A meeting goes wrong. A number surprises you. A classmate says one thing that changes how you see your own team.

You learn it. Then you lose it. Not because you are careless, but because nobody asks you. Your boss asks for results. Your teacher asks for the assignment. Nobody asks what you learned.

Noemate asks. Once a week, four questions about one moment. You answer in a few lines, in your own words. After a few months, you have something no assignment gives you:

A dated record, in your own words, of what you decided, what you expected, and what really happened, so you can see where you were right and where you were wrong.

And every line of it is your own thinking. Maybe AI helped with your assignments. It did not write this.

In a very busy week, one sentence is enough.


Who it is for

People who work, full time or part time, and are studying for a master's degree right now: an MBA, an Executive MBA or another master's program. It starts with people in Asia and India.

The four questions come from a method called the Learner's Discerning Practice Model, written for working master's students. The method has five short habits; the weekly questions are the first one. You do not need to study the method to start. The full method is at drpnguyen.com/model.


Why people keep doing it

Most people who start a journal stop in week three. Noemate is built for the week when you are tired.


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