6/13/2023 0 Comments Easy takenote![]() ![]() Learning something new as an adult is a function of consuming information ( what you read and how you read), the information you retain, and your ability to put what you learned into practice (recognize patterns). For this, I use a simple three-step note-taking process that scales up to 150 books a year. The way you take notes depends on the reason you’re taking notes. If you’re studying for an exam your notes are going to look different than if you’re reading for entertainment. The first step to taking notes is to figure out why you are taking notes. So we never really learn a system for taking notes that we can use as adults. However, when we’re taught how to read read, we’re not allowed to write in books. And taking notes while reading can supercharge all of these things if you do it right. Often what people are really getting at is how can I better focus, retain, and use what I’m reading. I’ve been asked to how to take notes while reading a lot. (Optional) Copy out the excerpts by hand or take a picture of them to pop into Evernote.Write the good stuff on the inside cover of the book along with a page number. Most of these will be garbage but there will be lots you want to remember. Pick up the book again and go through all your notes.When you’re done the book, put it down for a week. ![]()
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