Ask HN: How to Take Good Notes?

Re:Ask HN: How to Take Good Notes? by questionfor on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @09:35AM (#22474730)

Use the hierarchical system

I. Roman literals for big topics

  1. Arabic for lesser subjects

    A. For extra clarification 
    
      - for notes

You can expand it further, but these are usually enough. Got this one in university back when nobody had a computer with them. It really helps structure the material and get back to it later. Seems a bit too intuitive now with all the auto-formatting but still really helpful.

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Re:Ask HN: How to Take Good Notes? by chapium on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @09:52AM (#22474859)

OT but I have a personal vendetta against roman numerals. Any time they are mixed up in nomenclature they give me pause.

I've had so many battles with roman numerals making other numbering systems confusing/redundant that the only place I ever want them are on fancy watches.

Even for that they are beaten by 24hr digital, but thats not quite as stylish.

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