[HN Gopher] What to write down when you're reading to learn ___________________________________________________________________ What to write down when you're reading to learn Author : luu Score : 53 points Date : 2020-06-11 19:15 UTC (3 hours ago) (HTM) web link (acesounderglass.com) (TXT) w3m dump (acesounderglass.com) | artsyca wrote: | "Write down anything taking up mental RAM" is the sagest advice | _emacsomancer_ wrote: | And this seems like a place where (at least at some point) | getting the notes into a place like org-mode where they could | be assigned appropriate labels could be useful: something | taking up mental RAM might not be fully tied to the thing | you're reading. | UnpossibleJim wrote: | To be totally honest, I have two separate note taking forms. One | when I'm reading the first time through, which I could almost | certainly not refer to in any form, as they are scribbled down | and unintelligible. The second (and often on my second reading), | I have much less comprehension from the reading, I'm taking notes | to refer to. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-06-11 23:00 UTC)