Take Notes & Highlight

You might feel like it slows you down, but it’ll save you heaps of time in the long run.

• Highlight the book and take notes in the margins 
• Use stickies to mark pages and take notes 
• Take notes in a separate notebook

• If you read a printed book, highlight important quotes, ideas, or questions. Write the page number on the first blank page.
• If you're reading a Kindle book, use Kindle's "notes" and "highlights" to collect important takeaways.
• Highlight

1. Write down the lecture name/seminar/reading topic at the top of the page.
2. Write down notes in the largest section of the page (right-hand column). Transcribe only the facts using bulleted lists and abbreviations. Take notes of questions that arise....