By keeping your Notes short, you’re forced to distill information down to the essential. The more content you try to capture during a lecture or a meeting, the less you’re thinking about what’s being said. You burn through most of your attention parroting the source. Being both strategic and economical with your word choices forces you to engage your mind. By asking yourself what’s important and why, you go from passively listening to actively hearing what’s being said. It’s when we begin to hear that information can transform into understanding.
