{"id":3261,"date":"2018-06-06T05:53:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T12:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/?p=3261"},"modified":"2018-06-06T05:53:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T12:53:25","slug":"how-to-take-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/06\/103261_how-to-take-notes.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Take Notes: The 10-Step Guide to Note-Taking (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever taken notes during a lecture or meeting, looked at them later, and found them useless? We\u2019ve all done it.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse is when somebody asks to borrow your notes and quickly hands them back to you, saying, \u201cNever mind, thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s ironic that many schools don\u2019t give lessons on how to study or take notes effectively. These skills were addressed in an orientation class in my first year of college\u2014which was a bit late if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>Our latest infographic, \u201cThe Ultimate Beginner\u2019s Guide to Note-Taking,\u201d makes up for what you may have missed. We give you tried-and-true tips that\u2019ll help you take better notes and learn more.<\/p>\n<p>See the infographic here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"How to Write Notes Infographic\" width=\"900\" height=\"3550\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic-152x600.jpg 152w, https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic-768x3029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/how-to-take-notes-infographic-228x900.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not a complete beginner at taking notes, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll find something helpful in this list.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we\u2019d love it if you\u2019d chime in with note-taking tips of your own.<\/p>\n<p>Please comment below the infographic if you have something to share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever taken notes during a lecture or meeting, looked at them later, and found them useless? 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Even worse is when somebody asks to borrow your notes and quickly hands them back to you, saying, \u201cNever mind, thanks.\u201d It\u2019s ironic that many schools don\u2019t give lessons on how to study &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[902],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infographics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Take Notes: The 10-Step Guide to Note-Taking (Infographic) - Word Counter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordcounter.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/06\/103261_how-to-take-notes.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Take Notes: The 10-Step Guide to Note-Taking (Infographic) - Word Counter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you ever taken notes during a lecture or meeting, looked at them later, and found them useless? 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