Evernote app for Windows and Mac (free and premium versions).Instructions for taking notes on Kindle, some apps for Android and Windows, and apps for iPhone and iPad.Orange – Books I want to add to my reading list.Yellow – Memorable passages I want to remember for later.Pink – Ideas and words I want to explore further.Use coloured highlights to differentiate types of notes (this capability depends on the app):.
Making annotations and highlights with keyboard or mouse can be more finicky than old school pencil.Notes are all available and searchable on the app which can be a huge timesaver.Highlighting in an app for Kindle, iPad or tablet Remember there’s no pressure to make it pretty or goodĦ.You don’t have to be an artist to take visual notes!.Make a visual reference library of easy to draw icons and images.Difficult to start doing if you don’t like doodling you may default to words instead of pictures.Branch out adding subtopics around the main idea (sounds a bit like mind mapping but with more pictures).Start in the middle of the page with the main topic.Helps you see the connections between ideas.Instead of capturing ideas in the order presented (either by listening to a lecture or reading), use simple drawings and doodles to place different ideas next to one another.Wait a few days to a week before transferring the notes to process the information better and improve retention even more (power up) 5. TIP Copying by hand or typing increases retention over to cut and paste from Kindle. Options include transferring notes into Evernote or Google Docs doc, and using stickies or colored flags instead of folding pages.Allows you to organize by topic very easily.Capture a single quote or idea per card, and be sure to include the book and page or source references.Transfer all the notes on the marked pages to note cards after the book is finished.Write, underline, and mark up books with notes in book (as in Index method) and fold up the corner of the page.Index is at the front of the book for all time.Fast and easy to do, and ideal if your brain likes working in analog, old school formats.Example: tag items as Quotes, Ideas, Research Add signifiers or a key to index items to help you remember and cross reference other works.Create an index of what you read at the beginning of a book.Combine with outline or Cornell method by using the arrows to make connections after note taking.Not as much a study aid as the other two methods above but designed to improve or stimulate your understanding of the material as you are reading it.Connect ideas with boxes, arrows, and circles.Write down main ideas rather than bullet points or sentences.Reflect on what you’ve learned and add any cross references from other notes to the margin.If you can’t, it means you may have left out a main point. Based on the cues, keywords and main points in the margin, try to recite the note. Review your notes by covering the note taking section with your hand or folding the page over.Bottom 2 inches of the page is summary of the basic points on the page.Note taking section is about 75% of page and used for note taking, using the outline method, main topics with bullets.Left margin is for questions, keywords, main points.Invented by (you guessed it) Cornell University.Highlight the box to make it stand out further try colored highlights to signify different things such as questions, ideas, cross-references.Draw a box around your own thoughts so they stand out.Leave white space between topics for your own thoughts, analysis, reflections, summary, thought provoking questions.Create main topics with bullets below each topic.One of these seven techniques is bound to suit your style. Time for a refresher course on taking notes. Have you ever read a book passage that you’re certain could one day be applicable to your life? But, between your shopping list, work to-dos, and your aunt’s upcoming birthday, the passage quickly fades from your memory causing you to draw a blank when you really need to reference it. While I’m a note taker and a notebook addict in general, I don’t have a consistent system for organizing shiny new learning. Now that I’m reading more critically, how do I keep track of all the info I’m stuffing into my noggin?
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