Comments on: Want An Efficient Note Taking System? http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeanne http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-18470 Jeanne Mon, 07 May 2007 19:50:09 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/#comment-18470 Brad, you can get Principles of Speedwriting by Joe Pullis on Amazon for 36 cents (plus $3.49 shipping) used. I've used speedwriting of various kinds for 25 years and it's a great help. You need not use every trick, but the general principles are incredibly helpful. What makes it better than most kinds of shorthand is that it is just alphabetical, not symbols that you have to memorize. I have notes I took 25 years ago in shorthand and never transcribed them and I can still read them just fine. Brad, you can get Principles of Speedwriting by Joe Pullis on Amazon for 36 cents (plus $3.49 shipping) used. I’ve used speedwriting of various kinds for 25 years and it’s a great help. You need not use every trick, but the general principles are incredibly helpful. What makes it better than most kinds of shorthand is that it is just alphabetical, not symbols that you have to memorize. I have notes I took 25 years ago in shorthand and never transcribed them and I can still read them just fine.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-18445 Brad Isaac Mon, 07 May 2007 14:44:29 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/#comment-18445 Jeanne, love your suggestion. I'm going to have to check into one of those books. I can be slow at notetaking. Jeanne, love your suggestion. I’m going to have to check into one of those books. I can be slow at notetaking.

]]> By: Lucy Mauterer http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-18376 Lucy Mauterer Mon, 07 May 2007 02:32:38 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/#comment-18376 I actually studied shorthand years ago, but never used it much. I took notes pretty much abbreviating any and everything I could. Now, I just take my computer and do a full transcription of the talk. Later, at my leisure, I could just study the notes and condense and distill them to glean the pertinant information. Hate to take notes in longhand anymore. I actually studied shorthand years ago, but never used it much. I took notes pretty much abbreviating any and everything I could. Now, I just take my computer and do a full transcription of the talk. Later, at my leisure, I could just study the notes and condense and distill them to glean the pertinant information. Hate to take notes in longhand anymore.

]]> By: Jeanne http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-18357 Jeanne Mon, 07 May 2007 00:06:32 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/#comment-18357 Another help for notetaking is speedwriting which is a kind of shorthand that speeds up your writing substantially. For the basic level of skill, it can be learned in as little as an afternoon from a book. There are several books available, including "Principles of speedwriting" and "Easyscript." Another help for notetaking is speedwriting which is a kind of shorthand that speeds up your writing substantially. For the basic level of skill, it can be learned in as little as an afternoon from a book. There are several books available, including “Principles of speedwriting” and “Easyscript.”

]]> By: Jennifer Stone http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/comment-page-1/#comment-17197 Jennifer Stone Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:27:06 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2007/04/want-an-efficient-note-taking-system/#comment-17197 This is very similar to the basic note taking technique in a National Forensic League policy debate round. It's called "flowing", and since there is only 7 minutes for main speeches, and a speaker must present an entire plan with citations, the speaking is fast like the Micro Machines commercials from back in the day, so accurate note taking is imperative, and challenging. To my point, I do find the vertical column thing extremely helpful. We were also taught to use two different ink colors to differentiate sections b/c notes not only have to be flowed fast, they have to be very quickly recalled with limited preparation time. This is very similar to the basic note taking technique in a National Forensic League policy debate round. It’s called “flowing”, and since there is only 7 minutes for main speeches, and a speaker must present an entire plan with citations, the speaking is fast like the Micro Machines commercials from back in the day, so accurate note taking is imperative, and challenging.

To my point, I do find the vertical column thing extremely helpful. We were also taught to use two different ink colors to differentiate sections b/c notes not only have to be flowed fast, they have to be very quickly recalled with limited preparation time.

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