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Note Taking Tips?
Adam Schoales | Sep 29 2007
I'm in my first year of university and trying desperately to come up with the best way to take notes on my mac... I've been looking into notae and yojimbo (I like the tagging features alot, but dislike that I can't put in pictures and such) but have heard good things about journler and devonthink. The problem with Notae (which I used today) is everything is in SQL databases which is going to make it difficult. Plus most of these apps REQUIRE you to make a new database file rather than a bunch of text files which it will database and collect, etc. I've also heard wiki's are a great way to take notes but have no clue how to do so on my mac. So please, if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I'm sure there are many like me who also would love to know any suggestions for great apps for us Univeristy kids. 105 Comments
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 *Use* the notes - don't bother making 'em pretty....Submitted by taubasl on October 1, 2007 - 6:08pm.
Nothing replaces the ability to actively listen and summarize information on to paper. The brain has only so much cognitive processing ability. Stick with low-tech to give your brain the resources to really actively listen and think during lectures. Besides, Murphy's Law has a habit of rearing its ugly head when going high tech (hard drive failure, low battery, OS muckup, full moon...) The prettiest notes in the world (paper or digital) won't mean squat unless you've got a system in place for using the notes to study later. Therefore, I heartily recommend the Cornell system for note taking and studying. While good notetaking skills are important, focus more on what you do with the notes - not how you take 'em. That being said, some of the software mentioned can be used to summarize paper notes. Summary and re-organization in itself is a useful study technique. Good luck! » POSTED IN:
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