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Originally Posted by procrastinator
Hi all, I have stared to read my subjects but I feel taking notes of what is being read is vital(for me atleast), Request to seniors and everybody to share their expertise on how to make notes. It would be helpful. Thanks
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Make notes as per your own learning skills and habits; working your own way will serve you the best. For some its more inviting to make bullet point notes; some prefer making detailed notes; some go on highlighting lines and points on books; some prefer skimming through pages--all depends upon you and the material and time available to you. It depend upon reference material too. If you are following a single book, highlighting can go good. If you use variety of resources you will definitely need a compilation of all reference material at one place in bullet points for later revisions. Be sure whatever way you choose to make notes it must be easier to skim through in 2-4 hours. You wont get enough time for revision during exams.
If I share my own experience, I used different strategies for different subjects. I jotted down points for Pak Affairs, Psychology and Journalism with writing down my own brief analysis at the end of a topic; highlighted points, poetry for Punjabi and added additional points on the book (as I consulted a single book ); wrote down points and verses/references for Islamiat; assembled notes, pages from different books in a single file for EDS. It depends upon subject too. But do plan it beforehand while you keep on reading how you intend to retain and recall important things without loosing much time again.