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The Best of Both Worlds: How to Integrate Paper and Digital Notes (1st of 3 seminars)
Friday, April 5, 2024 • Rosenfeld Community
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The Best of Both Worlds: How to Integrate Paper and Digital Notes (1st of 3 seminars)
Speakers: Jorge Arango
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Summary

Unlock the cognitive benefits of handwriting without losing the convenience of digital organization. Research consistently demonstrates the cognitive value of writing notes by hand. However, there are important benefits to keeping notes digitally. In this seminar by Duly Noted author Jorge Arango, you’ll learn workflows for integrating handwritten notes into your digital notes.   Watch Part 2 Watch Part 3  

Key Insights

  • Note-taking is a critical skill that enhances our thinking and cognitive processes.

  • Different types of notes serve different purposes, such as aiding memory or facilitating creative work.

  • The integration of handwritten and digital notes can create powerful workflows.

  • Evergreen notes are important for complex tasks and require a systematic approach for storage and retrieval.

  • Digital notes offer advantages in organization, searchability, and multimolecular capabilities compared to handwritten notes.

  • Handwriting can lead to deeper focus and better retention due to its slower pace.

  • Tags for note management should be minimal and project-focused to avoid over-optimization.

  • Emergent structures in note-taking reflect the dynamic nature of our ideas and thinking processes.

  • Using OCR technology can streamline the process of integrating handwritten notes into digital systems.

  • The ultimate goal of note-taking is to support effective thinking rather than just recording information.

Notable Quotes

"The broader framing here is about enhancing our thinking through effective note-taking."

"When we use this word note, we are talking oftentimes about things that can be very different."

"The brain is part of me, but it's not all there is to it."

"We think in environments and with the things around us."

"For complex tasks, notes need to stick around somehow; this refers to evergreen notes."

"Notes describe all these varied use cases, but they're not all the same even if we call them notes."

"The goal is not to take notes; the goal is to think effectively."

"Using tools can be powerful, but the focus should be on effective thinking."

"It's easy to get sidetracked by tools and processes and lose sight of your work."

"The ideal is to combine the best of both handwritten and digital notes."

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