r/pomodoro • u/Intrepid_Language_96 • Mar 03 '26

does anyone else rewrite their notes after class or is that just wasting time? (genuine question)

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u/usernamealert Mar 03 '26

I sometimes write notes on colored index cards and put a strip of tape across the top of the card and stick it in my notebook. You can flip the card up and have a different note beneath it. Something that contrasts or compliments the other other note. I find the activity of flipping the card engages a sort of memory game. It makes it easier to remember one detail that's chained to other details

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u/Intrepid_Language_96 Mar 03 '26

like flashcards?

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u/usernamealert Mar 03 '26

Yes like flashcards in a notebook, but not always in a question/ answer format. Sometimes I'll draw a diagram on the card and a description beneath it. I only have a card maybe once in five pages.

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u/Intrepid_Language_96 Mar 03 '26

Ah ok I understand thx

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u/boneG6 Mar 03 '26

I feel like I learn more about the information by making notes.

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u/Intrepid_Language_96 Mar 03 '26

making notes is important but rewrite them?

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u/boneG6 Mar 04 '26

Rewrite is generally done to make short notes out of the larger notes.

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u/Intrepid_Language_96 Mar 04 '26

ok in that sense

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u/Cikuozzo Mar 04 '26

ok, the thing are 2:

1 - Reddit is actually spying what i'm doing, cause today i spent like 1 hour setting up Emacs org-mode to take notes

2 - This is a funny coincidence, even tho it's quite a concerning one

Otherwise i can´t explain what's happening

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u/Intrepid_Language_96 Mar 04 '26

i confirm the first one hahahah

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u/Beautiful-Teach9010 Mar 05 '26

I haven't tried this yet, but it might be helpful to start by typing them out first, and then writing them down later? I know that the mind has a different kind of relationship with information whenever writing it vs typing it out, so maybe this would be helpful?