Take notes on a pad by the method of Cornell

A short note about how you can use your paper media (ie, working notes) with the greatest efficiency and at the same time remind you of student time.

All what we are taught in school - is a feature of the field in a notebook in the box width of 5 cells, and in the range of - 2.5 cm (and God forbid you make a mistake!). The university, if you are lucky, you are invited to share in the summaries sheets into two parts with respect to 2/3. On the wider part of the recorded very abstract, but on a more narrow - ons drawn from the books. In this experience of most end.

But there is a method that allows you to make paper notes more effective. This method is called "method of Cornell" and was developed in 1950 Walter Spider, Author of the book "How to study in college." In principle, our teachers are not far removed in its demand linovat leaf abstract in 2 parts. Apparently, some of them still read books, not only on their subject.

Thus, the method is very simple and consists in the fact that you divide your list in two parts, but three: a note, the main idea and the result. The left side sheet main points are recorded on the right, respectively, tips (small additions). At the bottom of the page after reading the basic thought and additions Summing up.

Especially this method is helpful when you need one large task broken down into smaller, sum up each and reconnect all the overall picture. Sometimes, to find a solution, you need to understand the details. And sometimes the opposite - you need these little things to connect and look at all of this globally, so to speak, with a bird's-eye view.

Below lined sheet of this method in .pdf format, which can be downloaded, printed and self collect myself notebook using the hole punch unit and spiral (it is possible to pull out of the already used or notebook Notepad).