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Related, when I was in school, I always took meticulous notes during class. But I never looked back at them. I.e. Notes are useless, but note-taking is invalua
by war1025 6y ago
Related, when I was in school, I always took meticulous notes during class. But I never looked back at them.
I.e. Notes are useless, but note-taking is invaluable.
- renewiltord 6y agoHow funny, I took notes for a class to A/B test this and note taking ruined my ability to internalize data. When I wasn't taking notes, concepts would fly into my head as I'm writing an exam along with the associated memory (where I was sitting that day, whether it was bright out, where the lecturer was standing wrt board). When I took notes, I had all these notes and none of this would happen. I used pen/paper. I also tried, separately, computer-based stuff and that ruined my ability to concentrate.
- war1025 6y agoFor me the note taking helped with the internalization process of linking the information with the memories of the professor talking about the lesson. I think the key is to still allow your mind to wander and build the connections. I found I always had the best luck if I was a little distracted, but mostly paying attention. Perhaps because the variations in attention helped to differentiate which information felt important vs what was just background noise.
- renewiltord 6y agoInteresting. Ah well, the time has passed on that front.