Please don't speak for everyone. I learn best from lectures by paying careful attention with my eyes and ears, and keeping the narrative flow structured in my

Please don't speak for everyone. I learn best from lectures by paying careful attention with my eyes and ears, and keeping the narrative flow structured in my brain; trying to write a substantial amount disrupts my focus and leads to dramatically worse understanding/retention. Other people learn best from lectures by writing everything down (but never looking at it again); just the act of writing helps them focus. Still others learn best from writing without worrying about understanding the first time, and then afterward repeatedly reading their written notes. (If I wanted to be e.g. an ethnographer or journalist, I would have to be the type to write notes after the conversation, rather than during.)