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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I may just be wierd, but I always found it better to concentrate on understanding what was being said than try to take notes. Most people would have pages of notes, while I'd write down a formula or two and the assignments, and I generally came out close to the top of the class.
Alternatively, you could try taking a course in shorthand.
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Many years ago I was introduced to
Speedwriting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and I tried to use it. However, when I was halfway through, I was not able to find the book, so I called it "Half-wit shorthand." At the time, I kept a journal, where I practiced speedwriting as far as I understood it, and I tried to use that at college, but I doubt that I was fast as some people that I have seen that wrote normally.
I just write slowly.
According to that page, I can type about as fast a one can speed-write, but sometimes I have difficulty reading my own handwriting. With speed-writing, I would need to rewrite it later. It only makes sense in context.
Shorthand is much faster than speed-writing, but I had a difficult time writing normally when the time came for it.
I wonder how much better an external microphone would work than my laptop's. I cannot imagine anyone producing music with built-in hardware. I am going to look into dictation programs. If I could hit a key and replay the last ten seconds then I would solve many problems. I might need to finish my notes later, but it should not be that bad.
Syncing my notes and the slides would be great. I know one guy that actually takes notes at the bottom of PowerPoint, although I have forty-one presentations for one class, while all of my notes are in one document.
That isn't the biggest deal, though. I often use the search function from the folder.
Great ideas, guys!
