Note-taking Technique for Level III

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Hi all,
I have been studying from the curriculum and have been taking notes in the margins as I go along. I know it is not the best method - especially compared to typing out summary notes for each reading. I have time constraints else I would type out the notes.
I am wondering whether I will be at any big disadvantage if just do the margin notes/highlighting in the books. I am on Book 3 right now.
 
Probably get more utility from writing them in an external notebook. Can always go back and review your notes and thoughts.
 
baseball - at least start to write by hand now and build up strength and speed. you WILL need it on D-Day.
 
Typing will not help in this exam. Like s2k said hand writing your notes works better. How do you type out equations? It wastes time.
 
kmart wrote:
Typing will not help in this exam. Like s2k said hand writing your notes works better. How do you type out equations? It wastes time.
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i think there are a lot of individual differences about which approach works best. I preffer typing because i rarely used notebooks in college so I’m used to having everything typed. Also, I rely on a variety of note-taking software that helps me organize the material in a very efficient way, so that helps.
I’m saying this while being aware that there is some empirical literature suggesting that hand-writing might be the better of the two: http://www.academia.edu/6273095/The_Pen_Is_Mightier_Than_The_Keyboard_Ad...
I say find the style that works best for you. If you’re the kind of person who tends to browse the internet, or mindlessly type answers down, better use the pen in oder to increase your attention during studying.
 
ink wrote:
kmart wrote:
Typing will not help in this exam. Like s2k said hand writing your notes works better. How do you type out equations? It wastes time.
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i think there are a lot of individual differences about which approach works best. I preffer typing because i rarely used notebooks in college so I’m used to having everything typed. Also, I rely on a variety of note-taking software that helps me organize the material in a very efficient way, so that helps.
I’m saying this while being aware that there is some empirical literature suggesting that hand-writing might be the better of the two: http://www.academia.edu/6273095/The_Pen_Is_Mightier_Than_The_Keyboard_Ad...
I say find the style that works best for you. If you’re the kind of person who tends to browse the internet, or mindlessly type answers down, better use the pen in oder to increase your attention during studying.
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Do you mind listing those softwares? I prefer typing too but I am not very good at it.. so my notes are not great and I always end up keeping the books besides the notes.
 
So I wrote this message in reply to someone, so I’ll list it again here.
So my primary tool I use for organizing my notes is a program called MindJet MindManager. It’s proprietary, but it allows you be more efficient when it comes to organizing your notes. Here is a link to a video to see what I’m talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9HudNpr7Fc. You can try the program for free to see if it suits you.
What I often do is create a central topic (e.g., Fixed Income), to which I attach different readings. Inside those readings I create repositories for notes (which is mainly stuff I find interesting in a reading), formulas, definitions, exercises Mocks, and links. You can see examples of the so called mind structures by looking at a couple of google images: https://www.google.com/search?q=mindjet+mindmanager&rlz=1C1LENN_enUS453U...
In the repository links, I include notable links from AF that I can use for future reference. It’s very useful for keeping everything in one place.
The other tool is use to minimize distrations is RescueTime. Though there is also a free counterpart I used in the past called Cold Turkey: http://getcoldturkey.com/ . You can use it to block access to apps or websites very effectively. Cold Turkey is fairly hard to hack if you decide to procastinate and unblock distracting apps and links. Basically it puts you into a posiiton where you can’t do anything but study.
 
I know everyone learns differently so I’m not saying this strategy will work for everyone, but for me (and I’m sure a large majority of people), I learn by doing so the first read was used to just to get familiar with the material. Don’t get bogged down by taking notes as you’re not sure what’s going to stick and what’s not (180 hours out of the 450 I studied for L3 was reading - the rest practice problems/timed mocks). Get through the first read of the material as fast as possible while doing all of the EOC problems as you go along (this builds the foundation). Then, start doing practice problems (AM) one by one timed individually to see what your weak areas are and take detailed notes of the ones you miss. Build a stack of notecards of these key points and review them regularly (should be ~500-1000). Gradually move into taking full timed mocks (both AM/PM). I’ve said in another thread, and I’ll say it again, the key to the AM portion is to never make the same mistake twice. And take as many AM practice exams as possible (2007-2013) with the allotted time constraint as the actual AM portion of the exam will be the fastest 3 hours of your life. You guys are almost there, don’t leave anything on the table! Nothing feels better than killing the AM and knowing the PM is just a formality.
 
ink wrote:
So I wrote this message in reply to someone, so I’ll list it again here.
So my primary tool I use for organizing my notes is a program called MindJet MindManager. It’s proprietary, but it allows you be more efficient when it comes to organizing your notes. Here is a link to a video to see what I’m talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9HudNpr7Fc. You can try the program for free to see if it suits you.
What I often do is create a central topic (e.g., Fixed Income), to which I attach different readings. Inside those readings I create repositories for notes (which is mainly stuff I find interesting in a reading), formulas, definitions, exercises Mocks, and links. You can see examples of the so called mind structures by looking at a couple of google images: https://www.google.com/search?q=mindjet+mindmanager&rlz=1C1LENN_enUS453U...
In the repository links, I include notable links from AF that I can use for future reference. It’s very useful for keeping everything in one place.
The other tool is use to minimize distrations is RescueTime. Though there is also a free counterpart I used in the past called Cold Turkey: http://getcoldturkey.com/ . You can use it to block access to apps or websites very effectively. Cold Turkey is fairly hard to hack if you decide to procastinate and unblock distracting apps and links. Basically it puts you into a posiiton where you can’t do anything but study.
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ok that looks fancy.. i tried freemind (similar to mindjet but free) but it didn’t workout for me..
But i’ll give coldturkey a try.. seems good..
 
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