From the course: Note-Taking for Business Professionals

Solution: Read and recall

From the course: Note-Taking for Business Professionals

Solution: Read and recall

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(gently chiming sound) - So how did you do on the read and recall challenge? Let's go over my solution to this exercise. So here's the article we had. After reading this first paragraph, I'd sum it up with the words information and distractions. You may have had something different and that's okay. To add a note, I am using the preview application on a MAC. I'm going to click on this button right here, and then I'm going to click on the T for text, and that will add some text to the document, which I can click and drag over here. Again, I'm going to sum this up as Information and Distractions. Then I'd continue reading the next paragraph, and after finishing it, I'd write Digital Distractions, because they mentioned a variety of them in that paragraph. After reading the third paragraph, I'd write External Distractions. Notice how these notes are very concise. I know what's being referred to when I write them. On the next paragraph, I'd read it, and then I'd write Attention, because they seem to be covering the topic of attention. After reading the next paragraph, I'd note it as Information Overload. By the way, if you encounter a short paragraph that's just one or two sentences, you can skip it, but be sure to take notes after each of the longer paragraphs. Finally, after reading the last paragraph, I'd sum it up as Impact on our Lives. Again, notice how these notes are usually just quick, concise summaries of each paragraph. Again, the goal of this exercise is just to get you in the frame of mind in which you're always thinking, what did I just read? This exercise can help you improve your recall abilities. So if you have trouble remembering what you read, try practicing this sort of exercise 15 minutes a day for a week, and you'll gradually notice improvement in your memory.

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