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This is the reason I started working towards getting better a note taking. Describing what I'm learning in my own words may help me retain the information bett

This is the reason I started working towards getting better a note taking. Describing what I'm learning in my own words may help me retain the information better. I don't publish it because I don't know anyone cares but I feel like it helps myself regardless, and keeping them searchable seems like it should pay off at some point.

O_H_E 6y ago
Any notes :) or resources on note-taking you can share? I am currently studying and have been struggling in that area.
- KallDrexx 6y ago
  Haha unfortunately I don't have any :) I've gotten through high school, college, and 12 years of post-career without literally any note taking. I've come to realize that I am no longer able to be as spongey as I used to be with academic style learning (non-exploratory) and I just decided one day to start taking notes under the idea that if I rephrase what I'm learning I will better retain it (based on the adage that if you can't explain something then you don't actually understand it). So my notes are mostly focused on non-literal summaries of what I have gotten through using my own words and phrases. So far that seems to have helped but I've only been at it for a few months so I don't have much data points. The real test is now as I"m learning Linear Algebra and computer graphics, which I tried learning before and I don't remember much of anything from it (even though it was only a year ago).
- ZainRiz 6y ago
  I've written an article comparing a couple of the more popular note taking strategies. It was even on the HN front page 13 hours ago :) https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/remembering-what-you-read-zettelkasten-vs-para/ https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/remembering-what-you-read-zett... HN link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24251068#24262190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24251068#24262190
  - O_H_E 6y ago
    Thanks for linking. The amount of content on here is astronomical, it is impossible to keep up with things you care about and have a healthy life.

O_H_E 6y ago

Any notes :) or resources on note-taking you can share? I am currently studying and have been struggling in that area.

KallDrexx 6y ago
Haha unfortunately I don't have any :) I've gotten through high school, college, and 12 years of post-career without literally any note taking. I've come to realize that I am no longer able to be as spongey as I used to be with academic style learning (non-exploratory) and I just decided one day to start taking notes under the idea that if I rephrase what I'm learning I will better retain it (based on the adage that if you can't explain something then you don't actually understand it). So my notes are mostly focused on non-literal summaries of what I have gotten through using my own words and phrases. So far that seems to have helped but I've only been at it for a few months so I don't have much data points. The real test is now as I"m learning Linear Algebra and computer graphics, which I tried learning before and I don't remember much of anything from it (even though it was only a year ago).
ZainRiz 6y ago
I've written an article comparing a couple of the more popular note taking strategies. It was even on the HN front page 13 hours ago :) https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/remembering-what-you-read-zettelkasten-vs-para/ https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/remembering-what-you-read-zett... HN link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24251068#24262190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24251068#24262190
- O_H_E 6y ago
  Thanks for linking. The amount of content on here is astronomical, it is impossible to keep up with things you care about and have a healthy life.