How to Take Smart Notes

How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers

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Author: Sonke Ahrens

Reference: Sonke Ahrens, “How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers”,CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, London , 2017, p. 178

When making long list of reading, keep in mind accountability of sources.
- Make it a habit to separate primary sources from secondary.
  - Primary — main work in the field.
  - Secondary — someone else’s work, based on the primary work.

Authenticity doesn’t bring with itself representativeness and relevance.

Representativeness:
- Bigger the better. Small samples are more likely to lead astray.
- Look for even distribution, beware of the law of small number.
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- Self-selection is a problem. Volunteers are all different, you can’t choose. Maybe it for the better, known how Dan Ariely juked the numbers in his latest work.
- Remember, there is no such thing as absolute representativeness. All things are distorted in one way or another.
Fill the long reading list only with relevant sources, skip old or arguable ones.
- Protect your reputation by avoiding dubious papers.

All good writing ultimately begins with good reading.

Good reading is always qualitative, not quantitative.

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- Not so long ago, I had a lively discussion about the advantages and drawbacks of folders and any kind of system.
  - But on the next day, a reasonable explanation has been vocalized.
  - We have to think, only once, where to puta certainn idea. This is an expenditure of a precious thinking resource.
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Не для холивара - просто к размышлению. Минус без структуры и плюс структуры изначально. В програмировании есть такая фишка, что код мы пишем один раз, а читаем сотни. То есть, есть смысл заморочиться и сделать все по уму сразу. Да - это выше вход, лишнее мыслетопливо и т.д. Но такой подход полностью себя оправдывает. Так и с заметками. Да - надо пару секунд подумать, куда заметку сунуть. Но заметку вы сунете один раз, а читать и искать будете сотни. Далее. Одно дело потратить немного усилий, когда создаете заметку. И совсем другое раскидать базу на 1000 заметок по папкам. Я думаю это обречено на провал - это будет смертельно скучно. То есть начав делать заметки без структуры - потом будет очень тяжелый переезд. А вероятнее переезда вообще не будет. И третье - папки - это считай Автоматические МОКи. Открыл папку - и видиш какие темы и подтемы. Не надо ничего ручками вбивать - просто закинуть заметку в правильную категорию. Дубликаты - создать заметку с пометкой копия - а внутри ссылка на оригинал. Не идеально, но рабочая схема. П.С. Никого не агитирую - пусть каждый делает как ему удобно. Это просто аргументы для тех, кто еще не определился, ищет как лучше.

Marathon for Bookfit

Александр Палкин has invited me as an expert to take part in a sprint, where I with a group of participants work on understanding of the book.
- On Monday, 15 of August, Sasha launches the sprint and onboards all the members. Meeting takes place in ZOOM, link is on me.
- Furthermore, we have to organize a small assembly where we set our goals.
In the first meeting we are setting our goals. Ask questions each other, why we are here? What is the end goal of our collaborative work?
I understand that setting goals is an easy task by comparison, but when you actually try it for yourself, you’ll see how hard it is.
- So to make it easy, we work in groups and set a group task that in someway reflects your personal goal.
- We start with setting expectation right. What do you think this book is about?
- But before we do, let’s make a list of sources of information. If one team has chosen this source already, the second can’t use it anymore.
- Second thing I’d like to tell me, in what way you organized your notes in university, school, work, life. Don’t be afraid to mention even the most extravagant.
- Why bother? What was the meaning of this action back then, and what is the purpose in doing it now?
And only after that we can discuss the book and note-taking.
- To change something, you have to describe the state you are in and then work on your path to get there.
- So, with what goal in mind, you picked up this book and signed for the activity we have here together?
- Can you imagine how you’ve changed after our sprint has finished? One sentence, no more than 9 words.

Example from Sunday’s workshop

Writing is everyday activity, not simple but intellectual one.
- It is the beginning of everything.
- We write not only posts, article, and god forbid books, but post-it notes on a computer screen, messages in numerous applications, email to contractors and friends, application letter for future employers.
- So by this it not only activity, but it becomes an environment of the work we do.
  - Learning, studying, and understanding.

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