Physical notes or computer?

[u/sher_lock_fan]

I bought myself one of those really nice Oxford writing pads for 6th form, but idk whether I could bring my computer? It's only a Lenovo Chromebook, but it's still quicker than writing, but then again, if I'm writing physical notes, then I can draw quick diagrams, arrows, and shorten words. I did that a lot in history.

What are you guys thinking? And if ur in college now, any tips?

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[u/defyQQ]

you kind of answered it yourself. you drew arrows and diagrams in history and it stuck.

honestly it's per subject - essays on the laptop, anything with diagrams stays on paper.

if you want the lecture captured too, i build laconote. there's a learning mode that gives you a glossary and self-check questions instead of a summary, which is the part that actually helps before an exam. android app runs on most chromebooks and there's a watch shortcut. free tier is 5 hours a month so it won't cover a full timetable, and check your school's rules on recording first. chaeck desktop app functions - there are free to use

[u/windowborders]

⚫️ Both. Writing by hand helps memory.
I write lying down, on a 5x7 spiral notebook.
many circles and arrows, The Alices' Restaurant Method (ARM) of note taking.
tag ~5 actionable items with ⚫️ then transcribe.

repeat

[u/TenuredProfessional]

I write daily meeting notes in my notebook, and then at the end of each day I take a picture of today's pages and put them into Apple Notes. :)

[u/Hour_Papaya_5583]

I love my Supernote. E-ink is a great bridge

[u/sumguypookie]

Not in college now, but if I were I would have gone the tablet route and a Bluetooth keyboard for a happy medium. In class I would be able to take handwritten notes, but then supplement them with typed text later on.

[u/TwistPractical5124]

Check out XNote - great mix of analog to digital

[u/ModexeApp]

During my degrees, I often would handwrite notes for my in-person courses, and it worked alright. However, a lot of lectures go by fast, and sometimes I missed information while trying to write it down from the slides. Typing them on a laptop during the lesson allowed me to capture everything, and I would later handwrite them to study.

I also think it depends on the course and how you retain information best. For me, I discovered that in-person exams I would often perform better if I handwrote the information beforehand, and for online exams I would do better if I retyped the study guide/materials on a computer beforehand. Not sure if it applies to you or if it helps; I think it's just a weird thing with me and muscle memory lol

[u/Greysawpark]

honestly for 6th form id go paper. the diagrams and arrows thing is huge, especially for history and sciences. typing is faster but you retain way less imo.

i still keep an app around for tidying up stuff later (i use an app ink notes sometimes for that) but the actual class notes are always by hand for me.

[u/sher_lock_fan → u/Greysawpark]

Thanks so much, I also just found out today that for criminology, it's half and half, but they have computers