Smarter Notes: 9 Steps to Highly Effective Study Notes

Smarter Notes: 9 Steps to Highly Effective Study Notes

<h2>Does taking notes feel like herding cats? </h2><br />It did to me.<br /><br />I was THAT guy. You know the one. The guy frantically trying to write down every single little thing the professor said. I was absolutely <b>terrified</b> of missing even the smallest thing.<br /><br />What if it was on the test?<br /><br />What if I needed it for a paper?<br /><br />What if there was a pop quiz?<br /><br />What if I was studying and couldn't remember something?<br /><br />I was <b>that guy. </b> And to me, every class period felt like a desperate attempt to write down everything I was hearing instead of anything even remotely close to learning.<br /><br />I literally felt like I was a court reporter trying frantically to organize all the facts as they were being thrown at me 100mph. And it was very, very stressful (not to mention a great way to get early onset carpal tunnel syndrome).<br /><br />It wasn€t until much later that I realized something: <b>I wasn€t taking notes. I was transcribing my classes.</b><br /><br />And let me tell you€¦ when you€re preparing for a test, having a great, organized set of notes is much, much more useful than having dozens of pages of transcribed lectures€"by an order of magnitude. <br /><br />So, I set out to do what I did with every area of my study habits around that time: <b>develop a great system.</b><br /><br />And honestly, it wasn€t that easy. I knew how to write papers pretty well. And I could read okay. But taking notes was a totally different beast. There are just so many skills involved: listening, organizing mental information, memory, speed-writing, asking good question, and quite a few more. <br /><br />So it took me a while. In the end, though, I landed on a set of techniques that helped me take ultra-efficient notes and drastically increase my grades.<br /><br />Later, when I was actually TEACHING college classes, I passed these same techniques along to my students (which, by the way, was when I really figured out that taking notes was a major pain point for a lot of people). <br /><br />So, I figured it€d be a good subject for a book, which is what you€re looking at now.<br /><br /><h2>Here€s what you€ll learn€¦</h2><br /><ul><br /><li>All about the Great Note-Taking Myth and why it€s a load of crap</li><br /><li>How to leverage the 5 most popular note-taking systems</li><br /><li>How to deploy memory hacks to your advantage</li><br /><li>How to tailor your notes to your specific learning style</li><br /><li>How to properly execute pre-note preparation strategies</li><br /><li>How to actually put that pen to paper and knock out some great notes</li><br /><li>How to review your notes and what exactly to look for when you do</li><br /><li>How to use your notes to ace exams</li><br /><li>How to use your notes to write killer papers</li><br /><li>And more! </li><br /></ul><br /><br /><h2>Ready to squash note-taking stress?</h2><br />Scroll up and click that BUY button!