I really resonated with what you said earlier about the linked based note taking. What I have found it very helpful for is in building my understanding of a topic before trying to memorize individual parts. It can be a really good tool as long as you don't treat it as like gospel. You just link and you don't do anything else. And that doesn't guarantee you'll know it after the fact. Like learning everywhere.
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