Taking Detailed Notes Does Not Cause Learning

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You think that taking detailed notes means you’re actually learning?

Think again.

Learning doesn’t happen when you just listen to someone talk and copy down what they’re saying.

Here’s what actually helps you learn:

Learning happens when you pull information from memory.

Retrieving information from your brain and bringing it out to the outside…

That is what strengthens your knowledge.

And it’s true that the information has to get into your brain first.

But if you just let it sit there and hope it stays…

Then it’s just going to decay and dissipate, and you’re just going to forget it.

It’s use it or lose it, right?

Everybody knows that, but few people actually put it into practice.

Active recall.

Solving problems.

That is where the learning happens.

Further reading: Retrieval Practice is F*cking Obvious .

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