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I've given up on taking notes, I'm bad at it and I've never looked at my notes a single time. I can absorb the information more readily if I just read with 100%

by klysm 5y ago

I've given up on taking notes, I'm bad at it and I've never looked at my notes a single time. I can absorb the information more readily if I just read with 100% of my attention on reading. Some people seem to benefit from the way notes help them solidify their own mental models, but for me the context switching makes it very difficult. My handwriting is also absolutely atrocious. Reading long form content on the computer is not feasible for me either. I've converged to printing everything (if it's a paper), and going outside somewhere with my phone. Out of sight out of mind applies universally (sometimes good, sometimes bad) - I have the most success when I engineer my environments to put the things I need to focus on in front of me. If you care about keeping your notes electronically, maybe have a look at rocket book or something.

throwaway6532 5y ago
>Out of sight out of mind applies universally (sometimes good, sometimes bad) - I have the most success when I engineer my environments to put the things I need to focus on in front of me. 100% this aye. I had my bookshelf in my bedroom and I found sometimes I'd be late for work or to pick up the shopping etc as when I would sit down on the end of my bed to get changed I would pull a book off the bookshelf and start reading something that would help me answer a question that was on my mind. I took it and moved it down to the basement to sort that problem out. I've since moved a small selection of things I'm not hyperfocused on right now and hence can't really read, but know I should make my way through them and I keep the one that I'm trying to get through now on the bedside table. I've been making my way through it on and off, and it's going slowly but surely!
- klysm 5y ago
  > I keep the one that I'm trying to get through now on the bedside table. I've been making my way through it on and off, and it's going slowly but surely! I've developed the same exact system for sticking with one book - it's so hard to pick one to read when they're all in front of you.

by klysm 5y ago

throwaway6532 5y ago

>Out of sight out of mind applies universally (sometimes good, sometimes bad) - I have the most success when I engineer my environments to put the things I need to focus on in front of me. 100% this aye. I had my bookshelf in my bedroom and I found sometimes I'd be late for work or to pick up the shopping etc as when I would sit down on the end of my bed to get changed I would pull a book off the bookshelf and start reading something that would help me answer a question that was on my mind. I took it and moved it down to the basement to sort that problem out. I've since moved a small selection of things I'm not hyperfocused on right now and hence can't really read, but know I should make my way through them and I keep the one that I'm trying to get through now on the bedside table. I've been making my way through it on and off, and it's going slowly but surely!

klysm 5y ago
> I keep the one that I'm trying to get through now on the bedside table. I've been making my way through it on and off, and it's going slowly but surely! I've developed the same exact system for sticking with one book - it's so hard to pick one to read when they're all in front of you.