Effective Note-Taking Strategies
Effective Note-Taking Strategies
Good notes are not about writing down everything — they are about capturing what matters in a way you can use later.
Try the Cornell method
Divide your page into three sections: a narrow column on the left for cues, a wide column on the right for notes, and a summary section at the bottom. After the lecture, write questions in the cue column and a brief summary at the bottom. It turns passive notes into an active revision tool.
Review within 24 hours
You forget up to 70% of new information within a day if you do not revisit it. A quick 10-minute review the same evening locks it into long-term memory and saves you hours later.