Only 30 Seconds! -part1
Immediately after every lecture/meeting/ any significant experience, take 30 s — no more, no less — to write down the most important points.
If you always do this, and even if you only do this, with no other revision, you will be okay.
- It’s not note taking: It’s an act of interpretation, prioritization & decision-making.
- Quantity is not an excuse: Capturing everything is worth less, we only avoid the hard work of deciding what something counts .
- You learn to listen better, ask better questions: this habit changes the way you pay attention to a talk/discussion.
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