Taking Notes

I’m not a consistent note-taker, in the sense that some people are very good about jotting down insights and quotes as they read or go about their day.

For the way I learn, personally, I find that unloading new knowledge onto a page as soon as I’m exposed to it keeps me from ruminating on and parsing it, so it doesn’t stick as well. I know other people operate differently, though, and at times with great success.

I do, however, tend to keep notes on internal learnings and lived experiences—especia...