Geek to Live:Take great notes

Like it or not, our work lives involve meetings - status meetings, planning conference calls, brainstorming sessions, meetings for the sake of meetings.Whether you're headed off to a business meeting, a university lecture, or a conference session, taking effective notes is a necessary skill to move your projects, your career and your education forward. Today I'll go over (回顾) a couple of my favorite note-taking methods, as well as how to make your own custom notepaper (n.便条用纸) to fit your needs.

The first two methods are especially useful for business meetings and professional conferences, where it's most important to separate different types of information.

Method 1: Symbolize (v.象征) the next action

Use a simple system of symbols to mark off 4 different information types in the column space left in the margin.

[ ] A square checkbox denotes (v.表示) a to do item

( ) A circle indicates a task to be assigned (v.分配) to someone else

* An asterisk is an important fact

? A question mark goes next to items to research or ask about

Method 2: Split your page into quadrants (n.象限,)

Another way to visually separate information types is to split your note-taking page into quadrants and record different kinds of information - like questions, reference and todo's - into the separate areas on the page. Rumor has it this is how Bill Gates - someone known for taking amazingly detailed meeting notes - gets it done.

Method 3: Record and summarize - The Cornell Note-taking Method

A system more targeted towards students digesting (v.消化) large amounts of information on a daily basis (日常生活的基础上), the Cornell note-taking method also separates the page into different areas.



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无论喜欢与否，我们的日常工作不可避免的充斥了很多会议，诸如项目进展会议、规划电话会议、头脑风暴以及为了开会而开的会。无论你是要前往参加一个商务会议，一个大学演讲或者是一个正式会议，高效地做笔记对于推进项目、你的职业发展或者继续教育来说都是一项必须的技能。今天，我将回顾几个我最喜欢的做笔记的方法，以及如何使你自己的笔记用纸更加符合你的需求。

前两个方法，对于商务会谈和专业会议尤其有用，因为将不同类型的信息分开对他们都是最重要的。

方法1：用符号来标识下一步行动

使用一个简单的符号系统，在来页边缘左侧的空白处标识出四种不同的信息类型。

[]方括号表示需要做的事情（行动列表）

()圆括号表示需要分配给他人的任务

*星号表示重要的事情或行动

?问号表示放入下一个系统进行进一步研究或者咨询他人

方法2：将笔记本的页面分成四个象限

另外一种形象的划分信息类型的方法是将记笔记的页面划分成四个象限来，将不同种类的信息，比如问题、参考资料以及待办事项等，分别记录到页面的不同区域。据传这是比尔盖茨，一个把会议纪要记录得十分详细的人所做的。

方法3:记录和总结-康奈尔笔记方法

这是一个更以学生为目标的系统，针对每天他们都要吸收大量的信息。康奈尔笔记方法同样将页面分成不同区域。