Tired of note taking techniques during lectures that sound like they'll be effective …
…but ultimately fail to help you remember information?
You know the kind:
The ideas look good, but … not exactly something you would ever do.
And every time you try some new note taking technique …
No matter what, all of them seem to lead to one place:
You … writing down loooooong strings of notes verbatim.
It's usually boring, and (stand by for truth pill) …
Boring Note Taking Rarely Works!
It gets worse:
These boring note taking styles mean that you're always struggling to keep up. You often wind up missing huge sections of the lecture and struggle to reconstruct what was said from the notes.
And if you're anything like me, you don't want to struggle with your memory!
Pause for a second.
Do you have time for a quick question?
Do you like live discussions? Here's one about note taking that I think you'll enjoy:
We had some great questions and contributions on the call and some really interesting books and resources were mentioned. Click play and see if this kind of learning experience suits you!
Back to our regular scheduled blog post:
If you're tired of struggling with your memory after note taking, then you're in the right place. I'm going to give you some counter-intuitive note taking techniques to try.
Some of them even tap into episodic memory and how to improve it (check out that post and Magnetic Memory Method Podcast episode for 4 super-powerful episodic memory exercises).
But please understand the following …
This is The Brutal Truth About Note Taking Techniques
You can read all the articles on note taking in the world, but it's never the note taking techniques that should take the blame when you fail to remember information.
There are other factors at play and they all meet in one central place:
You.
So if you're taking lecture notes verbatim, that's the first thing that should change. This practice is taking you out of the presence of the information at a moment when your focus should be on its source.
To help you increase your focus and memory, get ready for techniques that I've used myself to remember more and develop tremendous confidence in any subject area.
The 6 Guiding Principles That Govern Magnetic Note Taking
But before diving into my Magnetic Note Taking Techniques, let's take a step back and look at a few other factors.
We need to be aware of them for one simple reason:
All the best note taking techniques in the world won't help you for even a second if you haven't got the following aspects handed. After all, your note taking can only ever be as good as the state in which the notes were taken.
1. Be well rested
Seriously. I'm on YouTube Live every once in awhile, and always astounded by how late some learners in the world stay up.
I don't care what note taking techniques you use. They all suffer if you're tired.Click To Tweet
And exhaustion means this:
No note taking efforts in the world
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
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