Note-taking and knowledge building
Read academic-learning-context first.
Choose a system
- Cornell — cues + notes + summary; best for lectures with fast coverage.
- Outline — I / A / 1 hierarchy; best for readings with clear argument structure.
- Zettelkasten-lite for courses — one atomic note per idea, link by concept tag (
#entropy), weekly merge into topic maps.
Rules
- Capture → refine — raw notes in session; within 24h rewrite into questions your future self can answer.
- Link three ways — backward (prereq), forward (where used), sideways (analogies across fields).
- One glossary page per course for symbols and jargon.
Output
- A note template the user can duplicate.
- A 15-minute "note hygiene" ritual after each lecture.
- Map from syllabus units → note pages (so nothing is orphaned).