How to Take Notes: 5 Methods to Help Turbocharge Your Learning

You cram facts and figures into your notebook. But later, when you’re prepping for test time, it’s all a blurry mess. Scribbles here. Illegible writing there. Wait—how did a “I heart Taylor Swift” doodle get on the corner of the pad?

There’s got to be a better way to do this. Mastering how to take notes—good notes—so that you don’t find yourself guessing what that squiggly line means.

“If you take notes, you’re going to remember more,” points out Jim Kwik, a brain performance expert and tr...