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• The Lost Art of Note-Taking

  Michael Hyatt explains why we should be taking notes . (In both cases, I've included just his "headlines" - for more details, view Michael's original post). Note-taking enables you to stay engaged. Note-taking provides a mechanism for capturing your ideas, questions, and commitments. Note-taking communicates the right things to the other attendees. More importantly, he offers four suggstions on how to more effectively take notes. Use a journal-formatted notebook. Keep your meeting notes as a running journal. Use symbols so you can quickly scan your notes later. Schedule time to review your notes. I personally think #3 and #4 are the most important suggestions. I use both techniques extensively both at meetings and at school. Without review, your notes are inevitably trapped as input - and they need to be properly processed. As such, the review is particularly important because it allows you to take thoughts and turn it into reference material and action items. I make it a point to spend... Posted Jan 20 2007, 03:12 AM by Tim with | with no comments Filed under: Law School, Productivity, Tablet PC