Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Writing and Remembering: Why We Remember What We Write
lifehack.org: "A few weeks ago I wrote a post on note-taking skills. One common experience many people have, and that several people mentioned in response to that post, is that when they take good notes they remember things well enough that they rarely end up having to look at their notes again."
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Obviously writing things down helps us to remember. It's how we study for tests, from the notes we took. At the same time, I do not always feel like I am learning completely simply because while the teacher is speaking, I find myself trying to remember what they said and write it down.
This is why I prefer to write my to do lists. It makes it easier for me to remember what I need to do for the day. The hard part for me interms of notes is getting myself to write things out. I get so caught up in just listening, I feel like I might miss something if I write. I dont really think thats true all the time however, I'm pretty sure I get subconsciously lazy.
I do not agree that just writing it once will help you get by, I know that when studying for tests it's the rewriting of key facts that make me remember the information for the test or presentation. I agree with Brian in that at times I feel like I am not exactly fully paying attention as I am trying to just copy down what the teacher has already said. Maybe if teachers gave out a bare skeleton of the outline for the day there would be a better balance.
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