New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you develop and maintain a good note-taking habit?
Ask HN: How do you develop and maintain a good note-taking habit?
11 by gfourfour | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I see a lot of people here talking about the importance of their respective note-taking systems for their life and productivity. I would like to gain the benefits of such a system but I run into a couple issues. The first is that when I do take notes, I over-write them. I’ll find myself nearly word-for-word copying the information I need. This is a habit from my years in education where I would basically transcribe lectures as a way to maintain attention as a strategy for ADHD. Therefore, my notes end up a muddled version of the source material and I’ll just use the source material for reference, making the initial note take a big waste of time from the standpoint of having an easy reference available. Another problem I run into is that when I’m very attentive to a task or piece of information and want to take some note on it or reference notes from elsewhere, switching contexts to my notes is disruptive. Are there any resources you recommend for effective note-taking?
11 by gfourfour | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I see a lot of people here talking about the importance of their respective note-taking systems for their life and productivity. I would like to gain the benefits of such a system but I run into a couple issues. The first is that when I do take notes, I over-write them. I’ll find myself nearly word-for-word copying the information I need. This is a habit from my years in education where I would basically transcribe lectures as a way to maintain attention as a strategy for ADHD. Therefore, my notes end up a muddled version of the source material and I’ll just use the source material for reference, making the initial note take a big waste of time from the standpoint of having an easy reference available. Another problem I run into is that when I’m very attentive to a task or piece of information and want to take some note on it or reference notes from elsewhere, switching contexts to my notes is disruptive. Are there any resources you recommend for effective note-taking?
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