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counterpoint - if taking notes by hand, the reading and then rewriting of an idea is far superior in terms of my ability to recall the fact/idea/etc in the long
by LegitShady 4y ago
counterpoint - if taking notes by hand, the reading and then rewriting of an idea is far superior in terms of my ability to recall the fact/idea/etc in the long run. Taking notes can be miserable but it improves my recall 100x.
- causality0 4y agoTaking notes can be miserable but it improves my recall 100x. Exactly. Taking notes is great if you have a goal in mind, like incorporating ideas into your own writing or quickly grasping a complex system you're learning about. It doesn't make sense to apply to everything you read unless you don't read for pleasure at all.
- LegitShady 4y agoI agree. I definitely don't take notes on everything I read.
- BbzzbB 4y ago>if taking notes by hand From what I had found when reading about hand- vs keyboard-written notes on Scholar, it didn't seem to make a difference what method you used w.r.t. studies in the contexts of students and grades or memory (citations needed). If the point is recall, which for me is the main reason I want to take note from reads, intuitively I don't see why the method of writing would make a difference on my recalling process which happens in my head. Keyboard has the advantage that it's easier to organize and keep around, so you have the option to reread your summaries more available.
- LegitShady 4y agoMy experience has been the opposite, significantly so, and just because you can't intuit why writing and typing might differ doesn't mean our brains are doing the same things when doing one or the other.