my masterpost | my studygram | ask me anything | how to stop procrastinating series
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Other advice posts that may be of interest:
All About Procrastination
How To Study When You Really Don’t Want To
Common Study Mistakes
7 Strategies to Improve Concentration
How to Make Your Notes Aesthetic
7 WAYS TO POWER UP YOUR NOTETAKING STRATEGIES!
#1 Use your own words
Don't just transcribe lectures or copy word for word out a textbook
By writing notes out in your own words you develop a deeper understanding of the material and you will engage your brain more. This helps the material stick better ready for later revision.
It also means that you will be creating a personalised, powerful record of your material that fits with how you think.
#2 Transform your notes after class
Once you have finished the lecture, write a summary in a different style
If you transform your notes into a summary, diagram or mindmap, you create new retrieval paths in your memory and helps to consolidate the information.
The test also probably won't look like your notes so using and applying your notes by transforming them gives you practice with the material in different formats.
#3 Take notes no matter what
Even if you are given notes, make sure to write your own notes too
You may be given lecture/powerpoint slides or pre-made notes from your teacher, but it is important to remember that this is only a starting point!
Your thinking really matters! That's why it is important to write your own notes too because you can add your own associations, questions and details that might not be captured in the slides. This doesn't have to be completely separate from the notes you were given, because you could, for example, print out and then annotate the lecture slides with your own impressions and ideas.
#4 Take notes by hand if possible
Typing may seem like the easier option but handwriting is usually much better
Notetaking on your laptop can invite multitasking and distract from listening and learning. You can always convert your notes to a digital format later as part of your study process.
Many studies have also shown that it is better to handwrite notes during lectures and classes as this leads to better recall and thus better performance in tests. This is because, when typing, people are more predisposed to simply write exactly what the speaker is saying, instead of using your own words.
#5 Use consistent abbreviations & symbols
This saves time when writing and can be used to make connections
One of the most difficult aspects of taking notes during lectures is that you cannot both listen and write at the same time. Abbreviations and symbols help you get information down quickly so you can get back to listening.
Abbreviations mean you can get down the main points but still understand the meaning. There are many common ones but you could also develop your own specific abbreviations related for your course.
Symbols are also useful as you can develop your own personal system which will help to make connections. For example, if you were studying a book for literature, you could create a symbol for each character.
#6 Be open to trying new things
Challenge yourself to take notes in a new style to find what works for you
There are so many different notetaking methods that you could try out to see what is more efficient depending on the situation and content. Trying new methods also makes your brain more engaged in what you are writing.
#7 Take notes in all of your learning environments
Don't just take notes from lectures, also take notes during tutorials and class discussions
Lectures aren't the only learning opportunities that you will have. Class discussions and comments from other students are also very valuable because they can help you hear some different perspectives. This can spur and deepen your thinking and understanding, which is why it is important to also take notes during these sessions of any interesting ideas that arise.
Thank you for reading!
I hope that this will help you boost your notetaking skills and make you more efficient!
25.12.2021 • i was very motivated to study today!! finished rewriting my notes, studying teaching english skills, even finished reading a story by chekhov. drank so much coffee and tea because i have flu and needed something warm.
merry christmas!! ♡ and thank you so much for 1.5k followers!!! ily! (つ✧ω✧)つ
Day 9- Write something that you’d like to tell yourself.
I'd like to tell myself that I should aim for recording memories rather than beating myself up over not being able to accomplish all that I want. Ever since I left Vietnam, I have been trying to recollect and go over memoirs that I previously did not appreciate as much. But I can also start doing that right now.
I'm sharing two extracts from my notebook. One, my March spread, with which I am very happy. The lower picture shows my daily journal records where I was ill. I was unable to plan for yesterday at all and today the design was extremely simple as well.
It's aright, each day to their own, none worthier than the other.
spent the day in my dorm room & studying. i finally got my apple pen, therefore i started taking online notes and i'm loving it!!
autumn studying challenge • 16th october - what would your perfect autumn day be like?
just like today. spending my day in a cozy place, reading, studying, listening to my fav music, drinking coffee and tea, sitting by the window, watching leaves fall.
hello beautiful people! i hope you're safe, happy, and healthy. ✧
i've been trying to finish my assignments. my group and i finally finished writing our lesson plan last night. i completed the half of my other assignment and i'll write the rest of it today. after that, i have one assignment late which i'm planning to start writing today and complete on saturday. because i'm always working with my computer, this post looks like a laptop commercial
22. complete a sporcle quiz related to one of your subjects.
hello beautiful people! i hope you are happy, safe and healthy.
today i studied four units of movements in west literature and finished the whole lesson&book. according to my focusing app, which is study bunny, i studied totally 283 minutes. it was really good actually, i do not even tired at all. i learned realism, romanticism, naturalism, and symbolism and i really discovered fun things.
the weather was not cold today, it was sunny and windy in the evening. i studied in the garden whole day and my dog lulu was with me as you can see. ಥ‿ಥ♡ studying outside was really refreshing and felt very good. i listened bird voices in the morning and wind in the evening, it was beautiful.
tonight i'll read for a while.
🔹would you rather play in the rain or play in a snowstorm?
definitely play in a snowstorm.
wish me luck! good luck and may it be easy to everyone who is reading this post!
