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On a personal note, I found any form of notetaking is distraction for me to grasping information... I really don't understand how someone could take good note w

On a personal note, I found any form of notetaking is distraction for me to grasping information... I really don't understand how someone could take good note while also listen... I found this only when I starting my PhD. I hope I know this sooner. Also, notetaking in any designed system is worse than a blank piece of paper for me. Not sure if any one would agree.

gcarvalho 4y ago
> I really don't understand how someone could take good note while also listen... I type moderately fast, only write when I think "I won't remember this" and review notes as soon as possible to address the pending points. I'm not bottle-necked by this, unless I'm doing a presentation.
baq 4y ago
that's right there in the article: > Research shows that taking notes by hand is more effective than typing on a laptop. IMHO this is an understatement made on purpose to stay as neutral in tone as possible and not offend anyone who disagrees. pen and paper note taking improves retention so much you shouldn't need the notes after you take them (well, unless you're writing down equations or whatever...)
- throw0101c 4y ago
  >> Research shows that taking notes by hand is more effective than typing on a laptop. A 2014 study: * https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797614524581 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09567976145245... News article on it: * https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret-don-t-take-notes-with-a-laptop/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret...
parkaboy 4y ago
Resonate with this so hard. At some point I stopped taking notes completely early into my (engineering!) PhD and magically and all of a sudden this dense complex stuff started making sense. Was angry at myself for the difficult time I had during undergrad because of it.
wrp 4y ago
When I absolutely must take careful notes but also listen carefully, I record the presentation and then take the notes from it later. Extra work but very effective. However, I've found that detailed notes are rarely needed. It's enough to note key references and details that seem like they might be hard to look up later.

gcarvalho 4y ago

> I really don't understand how someone could take good note while also listen... I type moderately fast, only write when I think "I won't remember this" and review notes as soon as possible to address the pending points. I'm not bottle-necked by this, unless I'm doing a presentation.

baq 4y ago

that's right there in the article: > Research shows that taking notes by hand is more effective than typing on a laptop. IMHO this is an understatement made on purpose to stay as neutral in tone as possible and not offend anyone who disagrees. pen and paper note taking improves retention so much you shouldn't need the notes after you take them (well, unless you're writing down equations or whatever...)

throw0101c 4y ago
>> Research shows that taking notes by hand is more effective than typing on a laptop. A 2014 study: * https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797614524581 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09567976145245... News article on it: * https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret-don-t-take-notes-with-a-laptop/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret...

parkaboy 4y ago

Resonate with this so hard. At some point I stopped taking notes completely early into my (engineering!) PhD and magically and all of a sudden this dense complex stuff started making sense. Was angry at myself for the difficult time I had during undergrad because of it.

wrp 4y ago

When I absolutely must take careful notes but also listen carefully, I record the presentation and then take the notes from it later. Extra work but very effective. However, I've found that detailed notes are rarely needed. It's enough to note key references and details that seem like they might be hard to look up later.