ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Note-taking

Note-taking is when you write down important information that you want to remember. It's like making a special list of things you want to remember later. When you listen to someone talking or read something, you can write down the most important ideas, words or phrases that you don't want to forget.

When taking notes, you should write down less words, but the ones that mean something important to you. It may be a good idea to use short-hand writing, which means writing shorter versions of long words, for example, writing "bc" instead of "because."

It's important to organize your notes in a way that makes sense. You can use headings and subheadings to separate different topics, and you can use numbering or bullet points to make things easier to read. You can also make drawings or symbols to help you remember what you wrote.

Note-taking can be really helpful for learning because it pulls together all the important information into one place. It helps to jog your memory after the event, when you want to remember something specific.
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