Chapter 20 4.f Learn to take notes

People who are too lazy to take notes are usually smart people.Just because they are smart and feel that they have a good memory and understand everything, there is no need to record them.As the saying goes, cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness.These "smart" people don't listen to advice because they have no way of knowing what they have to lose by not taking notes.Once you fall into the situation of "not knowing that you don't know", there is no way out. First, don't trust your own memory.We often see characters with excellent memories in movies. Some people can recite large sections of the "Bible", for example, Samuel Jackson in "Pulp Fiction"; Not forgetting, for example, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.This kind of artistic processing makes many naive people think that there are really many people who can achieve such a miraculous situation, and even think that they are also human beings, and it is estimated that there is not much difference...

I have to thank my father for letting me understand what "superior memory" is all about when I was a teenager.My father was a man with a great memory.He's the most quotable person I've ever met, and he can surprise everyone every time, and he always seems to be light-hearted.Finally one day, when I wanted to quote an exquisite sentence from a book I just read to prove my point, my brain suddenly short-circuited, and the sentence got stuck less than halfway through, and the remaining half It's just as invisible and intangible as the fart just now, and only makes the first half of the sentence stink like that fart.

My embarrassment amused my father.He thought about it, and told me, don't be nervous, go find that book, and read that sentence.I must have been embarrassed, but I did as he said.When I returned to the living room, my father handed me a thick notebook and said, "Open it and have a look."This is a notebook that has long been full of memories and has been tattered.Open it and see that every page inside is filled with all kinds of allusions.What surprised me was that under each allusion was marked the date—the date when he used the allusion in what seemed to be a casual conversation.Of course, in addition to the date, there are many seemingly scribbled but informative remarks, such as, this allusion, sentence, anecdote, anecdote, joke can explain what the problem is, where it is used... the father's words, I will always remember - "To learn something, you must study hard, and you can't just learn the sample without learning the book."

Believe me, very few people have a "magic" memory based on natural ability alone.Don't forget, "forgetting" is our self-preservation function.We must often struggle to organize the information that has been entered into our brains and try to arrange them in an orderly manner-the most basic way is to take notes.If we forget to take notes, those information will eventually be transferred to the disordered "subconscious mind" that is difficult to call up directly. "Oh, why can't I remember?"--everyone has an experience, which is itself a problem.

If you've ever met someone with a "superior memory," believe me, they must have used some kind of method of their own, and poured a lot of patience into it.Only one thing is certain, if you want to do it effortlessly, it must be a dream.I also believe that there must be someone in this world who is born to do it, but I don't know who he is, but one thing I know for sure is that that person is definitely not me.In the previous text, I mentioned Roger Horchow, a Dallas businessman in "The Tipping Point", who remembered 1,600 names and related information. If he didn't use a certain method and patience, how could he do it?

In addition, taking notes is not just because you "didn't understand" at the time to write down for later digestion.Anyone who studies will find that the process of our learning is very similar to the process of "ruminating" a cow.In many cases, we simply cannot understand all aspects of a knowledge point at once, but after a period of time, we find that we did not fully understand it in the past.Even if it is an ordinary sentence, it may be so-I seem to have mentioned that it took me many years to really understand the deep meaning of the saying "a good memory is worse than a bad pen".Other times, we find out much later that our previous understanding was completely wrong, or maybe it wasn't right either way.When encountering such a situation, the benefits of taking notes are self-evident.

Michael Hayter, the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing, believes that in any situation, whether it is attending a lecture, attending a meeting, or conducting a seminar, taking notes has at least the following advantages: 1. You can keep yourself engaged. 2. Provide a complete mechanism for capturing inspiration and doubts. 3. Can be used to communicate and discuss the correct information with other participants. He uses the following method to divide the page into different areas: * Notes area: to record the speech as completely and comprehensively as possible. * Hint Bar: Keep the hint bar blank when you are taking notes.After the presentation, simplify your notes into concise reminders for later memorization, review, and digestion (thinking).

* Summary: Summarize each page of your notes in one or two sentences. When taking notes, you can use some symbols to simplify writing, such as * 【】Square brackets mark things to do * ( ) Parentheses mark things assigned to others * * Asterisks mark important things *?A question mark is marked as something to research or ask next I personally use some logic notation: * ->, used to indicate cause and effect, or order * , ≤, ≥=, ≈, ≠, can be used to represent various comparison relationships * :, --, can be used to indicate an example * , can be used to represent categories or lists

In fact, in many cases, taking notes may be a homework that must be made up after the incident occurs.After practice, I have a prejudice against most electronic products such as PDAs and smart phones, thinking that they are not only useless, but only troublesome.But there is an exception for an electronic product, that is, a "recording pen".Today's voice recorders have reached the point where they are quite compact and practical. When you go to a meeting or listen to a speech, the voice recorder is really a good thing-it can be used to calmly organize clear notes. Listen to advice, start developing the habit of taking notes at any time from today.Believe me, the simplest paper and pen are the most effective tools.Only after taking notes has become a long-term habit will you really appreciate the benefits of doing so.And those who think they are smart and don't do it will only "have no regrets" because they have never experienced such benefits.