Note taking is ‘writing’. It’s the first step to capture, retain and expand upon your knowledge. The content of a note could be anything and sourced from media or your own thoughts.
Notes can also have a lot of purposes, like the following
Example purposes of notes
- Retaining information
- Generating ideas
- Passing information or informing
Reference
Ahrens, Sönke. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking. 2nd edition, Revised and Expanded edition, Sönke Ahrens, 2022.
Highlights or timestamps
Highlights of How to take smart notes
Everybody writes
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Writing doesn’t necessarily mean papers, articles or books, but everyday, basic writing. We write when we need to remember something, be it an idea, a quote or the outcome of a study. We write when we want to organise our thoughts and when we want to exchange ideas with others.
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