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While this advice sounds great, I assure you it doesn't apply to everyone. For example, I've never been able to write for extended periods without my hand cram
by binarycrusader 12y ago
While this advice sounds great, I assure you it doesn't apply to everyone.
For example, I've never been able to write for extended periods without my hand cramping horribly. I suspect it's because I've been typing since somewhere before or at the age of five years old.
I type fast enough that I can keep up with most speakers word for word if I need to.
Writing them down? Forget about it; in the time it takes me to actually scribble out a few short words, the speaker has long since moved on and I'm already lost.
I think the better suggestion instead is to minimise distractions. Turn off wi-fi, open your favourite editor in full-screen mode, and avoid other applications. Apply the technology effectively instead of blaming it for the failure.
- reddit_clone 12y agoWhy would you type word for word? You are better off using a recorder no? Being able to draw pictures, mind maps etc is a huge plus with paper based note taking.
- wffurr 12y agoIt's not "advice", it's data reported from a study.
- binarycrusader 12y agoMaybe it isn't "advice", but it is subjective interpretation, since the results are an interpretation of a single study. Nor does the study appear to account for other factors, such as physical constraints. Obviously, in my particular case, I can't physically write for more than a few minutes at a time. And quite frankly, my handwriting has degraded to the point where it's barely legible even to myself unless I place a rather exhausting amount of effort into it.