Brendon_Wong comments on Welcome to Less Wrong! (5th thread, March 2013) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Brendon_Wong 18 July 2013 08:04:32PM *  0 points [-]

IIRC notetaking is supposed to work less well than explaining something to others.

Perhaps note taking works less well for understanding, but explaining it out loud without recording it down or even writing my explanation will do very little for long term recall. What good will it do if I forget everything I read, after spending many hours reading it?

Comment author: Brendon_Wong 18 July 2013 09:15:15PM 0 points [-]

At first, I think I will try explaining ideas out loud as I read to save time, then write ultrashort notes on main ideas for long term memory.

Thanks for everyone's help!