The Importance of Coherent Note-Taking for Building Arguments

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Students often take disconnected notes, which results in incoherent papers. By changing their note-taking strategy to an ongoing thinking process, it can improve the quality of their work. Additionally, students tend to shy away from expressing their own ideas and judgment. A system that forces them to make their thoughts explicit and connect them to the ideas of others can help bridge this gap. The process of note-taking involves collecting, connecting, and contextualizing ideas.

Sönke Ahrens is an independent researcher and coach. He is best known as the author of How to Take Smart Notes, a popular book on the zettelkasten method of note-taking. In this conversation, we discuss the role of notes in thinking and learning, with a focus on zettelkasten-inspired note-taking.

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