Re:The benefits of note-taking by hand
by ghaff on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:02PM
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There's another aspect to note taking under some circumstances. That is doing writeups of events, interviews, etc. (I often write for publications.)
There are a few different approaches.
1. The traditional one where you take fast handwritten notes in whatever semi-shorthand scrawl you use. If you're used to doing this you can usually capture enough close to verbatim to write a story.
2. The same thing with typing. This has a couple of advantages. It's mostly faster and I can form the core of a story pretty quickly with some cutting and pasting.
3. Record and take more limited notes (and optionally use one of the AI services to transcribe). This will typically give you the best accuracy but, because you find yourself having to refer back to the original audio and just have to deal with more material, it takes more time.
There are a few different approaches.
1. The traditional one where you take fast handwritten notes in whatever semi-shorthand scrawl you use. If you're used to doing this you can usually capture enough close to verbatim to write a story.
2. The same thing with typing. This has a couple of advantages. It's mostly faster and I can form the core of a story pretty quickly with some cutting and pasting.
3. Record and take more limited notes (and optionally use one of the AI services to transcribe). This will typically give you the best accuracy but, because you find yourself having to refer back to the original audio and just have to deal with more material, it takes more time.