Writing notes in your own words has power
Summary
- Write down notes from your reading/learning in your own words for maximum benefit
Details
- Information only useful once processed and put in our own words, not just copy quotes
- cannot get 100% coverage from teh source
- radical innovation or incremental innovation
- When writing in our own words, we cannot help but change it to something that is our own and new. At the same time, what we read is changing what we think. It generates organic growth in our thinking, as well as a richer zettelkasten
- When we actively generate words (by talking or writing), more parts of our brain are activated then just reading the words.
References
- https://zettelkasten.de/posts/dont-rely-on-source-have-faith-in-yourself/
- How to Take Smart Notes - One Simple Technique to Boost Writing Learning and Thinking - Sonke Ahrens
- Building a Second Brain - Thiago Forte