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For me it's a two-step process to write the actual notes. The first step happens in class, copying down what I think I need to understand the concept being taught. Take cues from the teacher, if they write something on the board or it appears in their slides it's probably worth noting. The second step is much more important. As soon as possible after class, hopefully armed with a better understanding of all the mater…
For what it's worth, when I was an undergrad the best improvement I saw as to take (almost) no notes in class. Instead I would: 1 Pre-read the material and perhaps attempt a few problems (if relevant) to see that I understood them. Make preliminary notes and call out places I didn't understand. 2 Prepare a list of questions I had, areas I didn't fully understand - take this to class 3 In class, mostly listen. Annotat…
Re your first and fifth points, how do the preliminary and final notes look like? Do you aim for 100% information coverage (or 95%), or do you only write down your aha! moments and have the textbook as the primary source of information?
I guess I would say not complete enough for someone else new to learn from, but enough that having done the course you rarely need to go back to the text during it .
Buy an iPad Pro with the Apple pencil. Digitizing your handwriting is game changing. Email me if you want me to send you my Notability and Goodnotes template with some examples from the last 4 years of note taking.
80% of the value of notes is the act of writing them down by hand. (I don't have a citation for it, but I tend to believe it). That is notes are primarily a tool to help you not fall asleep, start daydreaming, or whatever distraction keeps you from listening. The fact that you cannot write everything down forces you to think about what you are hearing and find the important part to write down. Now that you have found…
The other point is that if notes are valuable for future reference, i end up missing stuff during a discussion. Which is a problem
I can really recommend "How to Take Smart Notes" [1] by Sönke Ahrens. It's made a real difference for me. Ignore the self help-sounding title and give it a chance. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34507927
I second that recommendation. It's a good book, and very, very useful. ---- I'm just starting to consolidate my notes, plans, and other documentation into an Emacs org-roam instance. I've got the workflow pretty well defined, now I'm just adding more and more "knowledge" to the instance. Org-roam is a recent Emacs-based implementation of https://roamresearch.com/ where you link notes to other notes, and the system au…
Please let me know below if anyone is interested in it.
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I second that recommendation. It's a good book, and very, very useful. ---- I'm just starting to consolidate my notes, plans, and other documentation into an Emacs org-roam instance. I've got the workflow pretty well defined, now I'm just adding more and more "knowledge" to the instance. Org-roam is a recent Emacs-based implementation of https://roamresearch.com/ where you link notes to other notes, and the system au…
I am thinking of starting a groupchat/forum for users of org-roam. Since Emacs consumers are also contributors very often, it would be a good to exchange ideas on how to make this awesome tool even better. Emacs and the org-mode ecosystem offers some already existing great features (e.g. avy-jump, magit, org-capture, org-agenda etc. ) that can make this tool far better than RoamResearch. Please let me know below if a…
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Neat! interesting to see your context management system. Thanks for sharing your notes. I like to sketch ideas, so use pencil so that I can erase and refine. Curious, how do you manage information from digital content, e.g., notes from reading technical/research articles or blog posts?
> how do you manage information from digital content, e.g., notes from reading technical/research articles or blog posts? If I could always remember the right keywords to search for the articles I had in mind, I'd just do that. For online content, most of the time I'll wait for a later 'cache miss' before any bookmarks/notes. (I'd either come across content when procrastinating on HN/etc., or from looking for it whil…