There are also lots of techniques to turn notes on paper into something else than a stream of words. For example you could create mind maps, tables, diagrams.

There are also lots of techniques to turn notes on paper into something else than a stream of words. For example you could create mind maps, tables, diagrams. From my personal experience I also found I remembered hand written notes much better than notes I took on the laptop. While learning for tests at university I made it a point to write down the most important points from handouts into s ring book in order to better memorize the content.