Creativity depends on the ability to switch between a wide-open playful mind and a narrow analytical frame. If we are inflexiblly one or the other, we will either never have exciting ideas or never actually produce anything of note.
Short notes: Short notes are brief, condensed summaries of information, ideas, or key points, often used for quick revision or remembering important details.
Purpose and benefits
• Quick revision
• Enhanced understanding
• Better retention
• Time saving
• Concentration
Tips for making short notes
• Use your own words
• Keep it concise
• Be organised
Long notes: Long notes provide detailed, contextual information for deep understanding, while key points are concise summaries of the most crucial ideas, acting as signposts for review, with both working together
Sets you up for exam revision:
• Helps you to focus on what is important in what you are reading or hearing
• Helps you to understand and remember material, and make connections
• Helps you to structure the assignments you’re researching
Taking smart notes is a simple but effective note-taking strategy that can boost your productivity, increase your creativity, and accelerate your learning.
MBh/PS