"How I made sense of what I read"

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Posted by Paul Korm
Oct 27, 2014 at 10:22 PM

Very useful essay on note taking, from Alex Strick van Linschoten

http://www.alexstrick.com/a-different-place/2014/10/note-taking-jujitsu-or-how-i-make-sense-of-what-i-read

The end of the essay is also the beginning:

> “Getting to the point where you can actually start writing on the basis of your notes is the whole point of all of this. Technology is useful, but mainly when directed at a specific problem or goal. All the tips, tricks and software described in this post has helped me write books, reports and (coming soon!) even my doctoral thesis/PhD. I have encountered only a few (barely a handful) researchers who use their computers for this collation, sifting and discovery process. There’s no way to keep it all in your head.”

Posted by Hugh
Oct 28, 2014 at 09:36 AM

Thank you, Paul. I wouldn’t have seen this without your highlighting it. (I’ve often thought that it would be extremely helpful if somebody were to compile an Internet catalogue, frequently updated, of such pieces concerned with productive workflows and often containing unique, useful scripts, rules or routines that can extend the utility of commercially produced software and hardware. I may be wrong, but I think that at least for the Mac platform, there are no more than twenty bloggers who should be monitored, and probably fewer than half a dozen who should be followed closely - the “usual suspects”. The catalogue wouldn’t copy the pieces, but instead direct users to the relevant sites. It’s not a job that I have the time to volunteer for - but it would be of use. Well, it would be to people like me.)

Posted by bowerbird
Nov 21, 2014 at 04:42 PM

could you give us a head-start on that
list of 20 relevant high-quality bloggers?

-bowerbird

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