Stop Taking Notes — Visualize With Nodes
A system that helped me get A’s on my exams when I was lagging behind
Writing text might not be the answer to note-taking at all — Nodes are
Are you still taking notes on paper? When you write on paper you are physically feeling all the letters that translate from your mind to the paper. I love writing on paper, but that content dies with the notebook and it kills you when you go somewhere and forget to bring it. Going to the cabin to read for your exam while your notes are at home? That immediately initiates another two-hour drive back home.
This is why I have stopped taking notes by hand even though I love it so much.
Yes, the iPad Pro gives me the same freedom because it is digital and not lost, but those hand-written notes also end up in a whirlpool of nothing.
With new services like Notion, Bear, Craft, or even Apples’ own Notes, your text notes are more available than ever.
That’s great. Text will never die, but for studies, planning, and work, nodes have been overlooked for a while. Maybe you don’t know what nodes are or that you are not familiar with how they can help you. This story will show you some examples of how I have used them to study.
