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We’ve already said goodbye to notebooks. Pen and paper had their time, but they’ve been made redundant by technology. Taking notes on your computer means they’re a lot less likely to get lost and are much easier to share. But note-taking has now evolved even further with the creation of handy productivity apps, like myReach.
MyReach provides greater flexibility and personalisation when it comes to note-taking. It acts as a second brain, storing all of your knowledge at your fingertips. It allows you to connect your notes to their context (dates, references, locations, etc.) just as the brain would. With myReach you can easily connect client profiles to meeting notes and you’ll never have to worry about losing your notes again. They are securely stored and easy to retrieve thanks to myReach’s advanced search filters.
You may have the tools at your disposal, but you can’t just write down what you hear and expect the knowledge to stick or be understandable in the future. You tend to lose almost 40% of new information within the first 24 hours of reading or hearing it. However, if you take notes effectively, you can retain and retrieve almost 100% of the information you receive.
But an effective note-taking strategy requires effort. So, here are 4 helpful ways to become an effective note-taker:
Be An Active Listener
Think about what you’re learning as you write it down and make sure you understand it. Don’t be afraid to ask questions if you’re unsure. Listen for cues from whoever is speaking i.e. “this is important”, or for emphasis so you know what points to highlight. Make sure that you write your notes in your own words rather than just copying down what is being said word for word. This means you’ll take in the information better and be able to comprehend it easier when you look back on your notes at a later date.
Be Succinct
Notes should be short but meaningful. Stay focused and try not to veer off-topic. Use short, succinct sentences, don’t write everything down however tempting it may be. This will just make it incredibly time-consuming when it comes to reading through your notes and trying to gather the relevant information later on. Instead, try to capture the most important ideas. This is a skill that takes practice and will become easier with time.
Find Connections
The key to taking notes is finding connections. Note-taking is about helping you to remember things, so we need to take notes in a way that can be easily connected to memories and other ideas that we already have. MyReach helps in this process. With myReach you can connect notes to specific subjects, dates, topics, events, people, etc. You can view these connections in an interactive way with 3-D visualiser mode and find new connections that you may not have thought of before.
Reflect On Your Notes
Notes are no good if you never look back on them. You took them for a reason! Reviewing your notes within 24 hours of writing them helps to cement the information in your brain. Reflect on your notes, edit and improve them. If you are sharing your notes with other people make sure that they make sense. They should be logical and readable!
Not everyone takes notes in the same way. Don’t be afraid to try different note-taking methods to see what works best for you. Why not try:
- Lists
- Colours
- Bullet points
- Underlining
- Highlighting
- Mind-mapping
MyReach is the future of note-taking. But don’t just take our word for it! Here’s what some of our users had to say:
“The in-text note links to other nodes is amazing! It’s like linking iPhone Notes to everything. Didn’t know how much I needed this until now.”
“Bookmarks + Notes + Documents all in one App… AND interconnected. Fantastic.”
So, what’s stopping you?! Note-taking has never been easier! Once you try it, you’ll never look back!
MyReach is easy to use and it’s free!
Click here to give it a go!
