How to Take Notes Effectively | Jim Kwik

School automatically assumes you know how to take notes, but you might not have been taught there are multiple ways to take notes, and some are better than others.

There are techniques that use the whole brain to note down information. Our left brain is linear, and our right brain is creative. When you can use both in capturing information, it makes it much more memorable.

This is a simple method you can use for note-making in any area of your life. By learning to use this technique, you’ll be able to learn important methods quickly in the future because you know how to effectively capture information.

For this method, it’s best to write by hand. Why?

Taking handwritten notes forces you to focus on the most important parts of the information you’re hearing and reading. It will increase your comprehension and will help you to identify how you might apply the information in the future.

Today's Assignment: Practice using the Capture Create note-making method!

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Chapters:

0:00 The problem with taking notes
1:43 Mind mapping
2:34 Writing vs typing notes
3:17 How to take notes effectively
6:40 3 Questions for taking notes
10:21 Taking notes (summary)

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[magnificalux]

During college, I was always terrible at note-taking! And nobody taught me how to take better notes. We all know reading your textbook is overwhelming and waaaay too much information to contain and remember, so you know the lectures your professors give you is the key is making the most of your exams and passing it with flying colors! The only way I was better at exams is simply by remembering the emphasis my professors put on things to remember by repeating the same things over and over or by letting students know that, "THIS QUESTION" will be on the exam, so you better remember! No longer in college, but this is applicable anywhere! Thanks for the tips, Jim! 😊

[BreyNoelle]

"Why MUST I use this?" is the question I definitely am needing to add, execute and utilize. Love this thank you.

[williamforsterjr]

Jim, I am 65, just bumped into your Note Taking video(s). THANK YOU. Fantastic! Still learning. Bill

[j.i.grca.]

I took notes from the video and I realized that when I normally take notes my mind use to go somewhere else (pending things to do, wishes etc) and I just focus on information caption, after this video I have learned that if I puts my mind to capture information but also to think about the real use and application of the content I will retain more information, that makes sense because you are adding something else beyond taking notes task, you are getting your brain working in real life application of the knowledge. That is great technique.!!

[NalanndaKamble]

Thank you Jim for sharing this beautiful technique. Frankly I am starting fresh anew with a blank page of life at 42 years of age. But this has been totally eye opening. Truly grateful for all the wisdom you share and all the work that you do. Gratitude! Gratitude!! Gratitude!!! Will share my experience for sure once I master to convert knowledge into power by taking action...Thank you...❤❤❤

[sgct]

I absolutely love hearing this!

For anyone currently reading this comment, a spin I'd add onto Jim's (action) aspect is 'what are the opportunities I can find to use this?'.

Consider it like the meme around calculus...a student mentions how long it's been since they used calculus in their life, however, by asking yourself to look for and list opportunities where you can see it's applicable and to use it there

[toniorr]

This has been my struggle from day 1 - I was the classic note taker that recorded lectures and then wrote notes VERBATIM 😱. Yep - didn’t retain. Thank you so much for this information!!

[JimKwik]

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[sheilakert]

Very helpful Thank you Jim, I’ve been doing it the worst way for many many years! Never to late to learn🙏

[vitoriaborela]

This method is great. First day taking notes and I noticed this shift and my comprehension of the subject is a lot clearer

[RAJANIROJAN]

Definitely, I will share this with my students... Thanks Jim kick

[allanahhaylock]

Great note taking tool for retaining and revising information from talks & lectures. Love it!! thanks so much.

[AshleesBathroom]

At 7 years old, I was labeled "Gifted and Talented". I was apparently ad smart as a 12-14 year old child. I was never taught how to study or take notes. That wasnt a problem at first, but once i hit high school, it became a HUGE problem. It was specifically my US and World history classes that highlighted the problem. That class was taught like it was a college course (it wasnt even an AP course. It was a regular high school class) and we were allowed to use hand written notes on the test. Problem was that the notes we were given were anywhere from 20 to 150 pages long, doending on what we were learning about. I didnt know how to take notes and i couldnt use the notes i was given in class, so i would spend all night and all during class trying to copy the notes down to use.
This video helped me a lot. Im planning to start college soon (took a few years off due to mental health and being homeless.) Hopefully this is enough to get me through college.
Thank you.

[Tonehz]

I appreciate this video, I am taking my first IT coarse with Google starting today and I really had to face the fact that I suck at note taking! Thank you!

[BeauOnTheGo_DC]

This is great! It is like the mirror image of the Cornell Method with the mental boost of “knowledge x action = power”.

[ercecoll]

Jim, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I've improved amazingly how to take notes and retain information with your videos, including this one :)

[CHunterSlater]

I've been doing it all wrong. I'm grateful for this new perspective.

[sidhartsatapathy]

The three questions to ask yourself to create the right side of you're notes are

1. How am I going to use this info? (eg. answers are : In my bio class, in my job, in my seminars etc)
2. Why must I use this info ? (eg. answers are : This info would make my life a little bit less stressful)
3. When will I use this info? (eg. answers are : I would use this info in the upcoming seminar that I have to conduct)

[mohamedbrahmi]

Really they are three magical questions to hack any problem. Thank u very much jim kwik

[drageye]

Thanks Jim for making my work Kwik! <3