Note Taking And Knowledge Building

Systems for lecture notes, reading notes, and linking ideas across a term (Cornell, outlines, Zettelkasten-lite).

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Note-taking and knowledge building

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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).

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