On a piece of paper if it’s about a book I’m reading (I use the paper as a bookmark, and usually finish the book with 2 or 3 sheets of notes)
In Google Docs if I’m brainstorming stuff at a computer or if it’s on web content
In a notebook if it’s from thoughts/discussion with people
(rarely) directly into Anki on my phone if it’s convenient
I then will usually go over those to enter into Anki the bits that are worth remembering (striking them out from my notes if necessary).
I usually use a four-colored pen for notes with the following rule:
Black is for info about what I’m reading (summary, quotes, interesting bits)
Blue is for commentary on the above (“I didn’t understand this”, what if, questions, “this reminds me of...”)
Red is for important stuff
(Green is for other: highlighting special stuff, off-topic, etc.)
My google docs are sorted in folders, and I usually start them with a bunch of keywords to make them easier to search (I have browser “quick search” keywords, where entering “md whatchamacallit” will return a search in My Docs).
I usually take notes:
On a piece of paper if it’s about a book I’m reading (I use the paper as a bookmark, and usually finish the book with 2 or 3 sheets of notes)
In Google Docs if I’m brainstorming stuff at a computer or if it’s on web content
In a notebook if it’s from thoughts/discussion with people
(rarely) directly into Anki on my phone if it’s convenient
I then will usually go over those to enter into Anki the bits that are worth remembering (striking them out from my notes if necessary).
I usually use a four-colored pen for notes with the following rule:
Black is for info about what I’m reading (summary, quotes, interesting bits)
Blue is for commentary on the above (“I didn’t understand this”, what if, questions, “this reminds me of...”)
Red is for important stuff
(Green is for other: highlighting special stuff, off-topic, etc.)
My google docs are sorted in folders, and I usually start them with a bunch of keywords to make them easier to search (I have browser “quick search” keywords, where entering “md whatchamacallit” will return a search in My Docs).
I go into some details here.