After trying several complicated note-taking tactics, I was attracted to the outline method's simplicity and effectiveness. Safe to say, it delivered on the promise. I write notes to plan my goals, ...

Have you ever felt like your notes are just a chaotic collection of thoughts, scattered across notebooks, apps, or sticky notes, never quite coming together into something useful, like a second brain?

Obsidian is a powerful note-taking and knowledge management software that has been gaining popularity among researchers, students, writers, and anyone who values the organization and accessibility of ...

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Many students bring laptops to class, thinking that typing their notes will make them better learners than the 'old fashioned' method of writing by hand. They're wrong. Taking notes is not about ...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. Taking notes, whether in class ...

Rather than focusing on whether or not note taking is necessary, ask yourself whether the method you are currently using ...

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