After reading up about the uselessness of highlighting, what are some alternative ways to stress important aspects of books/notes that actually improve memory retention?

posted by AP on Whatever

Mine own study habits and various articles and wasted highlighter ink have made me realize how useless highlighting is. I already take side notes and spend time reviewing previously written notes to improve my memory retention, but I'm wondering if there's another effective method to stress important facts while taking notes. Thanks!

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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

i dunno, pausing for critical thinking works much better for me than taking notes. i'll remember the 2 hours i spent thinking about something important better than i'll ever remember the 5 minutes i spent reading about it.

After reading up about the uselessness of highlighting, what are some alternative ways to stress important aspects of books/notes that actually improve memory retention?

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