So I would download the powerpoint and take typed notes under each slide as the lecturer went through the presentation. The next idea I had in my sophomore year was to go electronic. I needed a better solution for my notetaking. Inputting diagrams or charts from PowerPoint slides meant I had to print them off on paper, cut out the part I wanted, and stick it onto the page a huge waste of time and resources.

Limited – I couldn’t add pictures, change colors, or do serious edits.

If I wanted to relate the PowerPoint notes to my notes I would spend ages trying to find the right page in my notebook.

Bad Organization – I was no organization master, combine this with a written notebook, where I would usually only date each entry, and it became nearly impossible to track down information within the notebook I wanted to find.

Easy to Lose or Forget – It’s a physical notebook so I would need to make sure I was bringing the right one to class (which I wouldn’t always do.) Also occasionally I would lose it in my apartment somewhere and would be really stressed because it had ALL of my notes.Here were my problems with written notes:

It worked out ok, but wasn’t good enough. In the beginning of college I took written notes.

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