"How I made sense of what I read"

Posted by Paul Korm
Oct 27, 2014 at 10:22 PM

Very useful essay on note taking, from Alex Strick van Linschoten

http://www.alexstrick.com/a-different-place/2014/10/note-taking-jujitsu-or-how-i-make-sense-of-what-i-read

The end of the essay is also the beginning:

> “Getting to the point where you can actually start writing on the basis of your notes is the whole point of all of this. Technology is useful, but mainly when directed at a specific problem or goal. All the tips, tricks and software described in this post has helped me write books, reports and (coming soon!) even my doctoral thesis/PhD. I have encountered only a few (barely a handful) researchers who use their computers for this collation, sifting and discovery process. There’s no way to keep it all in your head.”