5 Tips to Break Your Bad Note-Taking Habits

#3 is a good one to remember

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As a writer and connector of ideas, you may have some bad habits to break.

Old ways of doing things.

Those rituals that you have around studying, reading, and writing just because you’ve always done it that way.

Those are the things you can leave behind.

In this article, we’ll take a look at five habits to break for a more purposeful note-taking approach.

1. Shed the quantity

You read something good and you highlight it.

Oh, there’s another nugget. Another highlight.

Pretty soon, 90 percent of the page is yellow.

Many fall into the trap of mindlessly accumulating notes.

But smart notes transform your note-taking from a data dump to a strategic resource.

• Your notes are not just a bunch of facts; they’re like a toolbox for your writing.
• Each note has a job, contributing to the bigger picture of what you want to say.
• It’s not about grabbing everything; it’s about capturing the stuff that makes your writing better.