The moment you think about something that you have to do or you’re assigned a task, it looms big in front of you.
It’s important. It’s unforgettable. You’re thinking all about it.
And then five minutes later, something else happens. An email comes in, you’re interrupted, something else, and you’ve forgotten. Only to remember three days later what it was. We’ve all been there. So what’s the lesson here? Write things down. Make it memorable. Handwritten visuals are great. However ridiculous they are, they’re effective and they make tasks stand out somehow. So when you come back to your notes, it’s clear what you still have to do and what you were thinking about when you were thinking about that task.
Another hot tip while we’re on this topic, don’t just write it down. Write all of your things down in one central location. I’ve tried so many different things to do this, and the best solution I’ve come up with is an app called GoodNotes. I’m not gonna go on here for three minutes about it because you, how it works, why it works, and go back to episode one where I talk all about GoodNotes, all the features it has and why I use it. Mainly because, one, it’s handwritten, two, it’s electronic, it’s searchable, and it actually corrects my handwriting now. It’s pretty cool. So go back to episode one.
The main thing, keep all of your notes in one place. If you’re anything like I start out, and I still do this occasionally and I catch myself, you have like 50 post-it notes with all those notes, and then you can’t find the note that you wrote down and put somewhere. Or you’ve got so many post-it notes on your computer or wherever you have them, It just all becomes numb at that point. So put it in one place, and I promise you, your life will be easier.
And if I haven’t convinced you already, here’s an article from a scientific journal that shows the benefits of note-taking improved memory and reduced stress. It appeared in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology. And here’s a summary. This study investigated the effects of note-taking on memory and stress. Participants were divided into two groups. One group took notes while listening to a lecture, and the other group did not take notes. After the lecture, both groups were given a memory test. The results showed that the group who took notes performed significantly better on the memory test than the group who did not take notes.
The researchers also found that the group who took notes reported feeling less stressed after the lecture than the group who did not take notes. The research concluded that taking notes can help to improve memory and reduce stress. And I promise you, if you do this, you’re going to feel better and you’re going to be a lot more productive.
Your move.
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