For me personally, I tend to remember things better if I write them down. If I'm at a lecture, I take notes. If I'm reading a textbook (e.g., studying), I take

For me personally, I tend to remember things better if I write them down. If I'm at a lecture, I take notes. If I'm reading a textbook (e.g., studying), I take notes. If I'm in a meeting, I take notes. And once I'm done taking notes, I transcribe those notes into more structured notes, since they were taken hastily, and I probably wouldn't be able to decode them later if I didn't do it right away. Anyway, that's my process. Hope it helps.