A pace like we have and a book with so much, very dense, information, is another reason we need to be very sparing on our notes.
We want to take as few notes as possible. It is important to write as few words as necessary to express all of the important ideas we encounter.
In doing this, we accomplish two very important cognitive goals: (1) we decide what is important and (2) we reword it to leave only the essence. These two acts increase your learning. Think about it and you will realize why.
Two more benefits include that (3) we have concise notes, which allows us to review the whole chapter in 5 minutes. Also, (4) we are less likely to burn out. In a substantial course, we need to guard against this.
Try this: take as few notes as is adequate but do not skip anything important.
—Mr C
