How to Take AMAZING Notes and SAVE your Grades » my simple note-taking system
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2019
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Hello everyone! In this video, I talk a little bit more about the concept of taking amazing notes to be able to save your grades this semester. I walk you through my own concept of simple notes and how you can use it to take the best, fastest notes this semester.
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These notes are much prettier than the overdone ones you see all the time. Minimalist, clean and actually gets the job done :)
Emmy Hucker right? Social media note takers have crazy drawings and flower decorations and stickers while I barely have time to write a full sentence 😂
Makemepretty drawings? You mean diagrams. And decorations are just make the notes a little more aesthetic and eye catching. It helps you learn better idiot.
Fred Lee well, different people learn differently. some learn better with diagrams and decorations in their notes, and some learn better by keeping their notes simple; without decorating them. of course, it’s not wrong if you like adding extra diagrams or this and that in your notes, if that works for you. some people just prefer a simpler note taking system. this is just my opinion, but i think aesthetic looking notes on social medias are overly hyped (not to mention they can be very time and money consuming) and it became such a huge influence towards others to do the same, even though it may not work for them. i’ll take myself as an example; i used to love looking at aesthetically pleasing notes on social medias and it made me want to do the same, which i did. until i realized what i was doing just defeats the purpose of note-taking; i was making aesthetic looking notes not to revise with them, but only because i think they’re pretty to look at and fun to do. what i mean is that, aesthetic looking notes doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. but if pretty and aesthetic notes with many diagrams and decorations work for you, then good, carry on.
Fred Lee I think that if you wanna do that while revising your note fine good for you, but my teacher isn’t gonna wait for me to take out my different colored gel pens and washi tape and brush pens and stickers etc, no he’s gonna move onto the next slide. I think the notes are really pretty and fun to look at, but it’s very hard to do in class, although I’ve seen ppl do some really cool stuff with pen pals and I wanna try that out, but that’s just my two sense.
Fred Lee 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁
"I skip some of my classes" finally, something I can relate to lmao
jajajaja now in online school I can relate too
same lol
Subjects Discussed:
•writing notes for 1 class per batch of pages (keep notes separate for classes)
•reference classes easily by noting the class at the top and put down the date
•write with only 1 color (you can write your notes with 1 color pen, then when revising, you can use color to pick out key points and make them look nicer) (going back in with color when revising will help with active writing)
•indent topics (general notes on left, more specific details are in indented form)
•write on blank paper (note: Cornell Notes are good for revising, but very time consuming when writing notes)
Thank you, Mariana! I love your videos and you inspire me
Thanks
Thank you. 😌
Notes on notaking, how meta 😍
Thank you🥨
wow you're a really good notetaker
It's good to see a note taker that isnt telling us a bunch of BS about how to take notes with 15 different colors and highlighters and all that crap. Ive never met anyone that takes notes like that so thank you for showing the way to ACTUALLY take notes
Well it's not bs to them. It works for them
I take notes with different colors and highlighters, but then again, I'm teacher.
I make the “pretty notes” when I have time and have to study for a test.. it’s time consuming but it gets the info in my brain 🤷♀️
Those highlighters and stuff are colorcoding tactics that work for some people. I don't suggest you do like doodles and crazy washi tape designs and stuff like they do but some of their stuff is an actual type of learning method of seen many people do.
@@thefuckbecca2483 yes! I only use 2-3 colours at most (often just 2, only 3 in biology) and it helps me identify important information, equations, and terminology. But in class I just underline or circle info and terminology and then I go back with colour later
I also did very # aesthetic notes. But as I’m going to high school, I realized it’s like the worst thing you can do to yourself. I mean I used to have tons of pens and markers on my desk in school, and I sure didn’t write something down during changing pens. Like literally, switching pens is the worst thing. My notes are like pretty much same as yours. I absolutely love this video, and I also love you. Thank you for everything. 💘
Somewhere I don't agree because my professor says that good notes makes it easier to remember & hence its good to have good handwriting.
rising talents we aren’t talking about handwriting... it’s about unnecessary highlighters and differing colours and also hand lettering, calligraphy that isn’t required just to make your notes look Tumblr worthy
I also usually do that, but I highlight and do do a quick header AFTERWARDS
Parijat i do that.... I’ve never posted my notes.... I’m doing that bc when I put effort into my notes I actually use them, bc I think it would be a waste otherwise ( other people can just do it but I need motivation 4 it, everyones different. Which is also the reason everyone does it in a different way)
If u don’t like it that’s fine but how about u don’t put people down that do it... it’s unnecessary
I don’t do fancy stuff that’s unnecessary (like washi tape, I do coloured titles... but with a system 4 example that economics is blue... so it’s not unuseful 4 me)
Anyways my point is... if u dont do it it’s fine but how about not badmouthing it?
(I’m sorry if I misunderstood your comment but that’s just the vibe I got from it)
I usually write my notes on a loose leaf paper and put the dates on it so I know what day I did the notes, then on the weekend I rewrite the notes down in my notebook for that class. It helps me remember too cuz I’m writing it down
I’m about to graduate from university and this is my advice:
I like to only go once or twice over my notes: one for slowly reading, understanding, highlighting and noting extra stuff and another one just very quick before the exam. Always take side notes while studying notes! Even if it’s just an index or just key words or formulas, it helps you stay focused and keeps you from getting bored fast.
If i just passively read already highlighted notes without writing anything i get SO bored so fast and its not really productive for me!
Good luck everyone
Thank you! I tried this out and it worked pretty well!
@@georgeforemangrills8104 im so glad!!
That "he...llo everyone" before every one of your videos is the most relaxing thing ever ❤️
I absolutely love the look of full handwritten pages! Yours are very inspiring! 💕💕😍
They are sooo satisfying ammirite
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Although my brain perceives her note-taking method as a huge block of text (no hate, I used to write like that too, but it’s just not for me), I must admit that it’s pretty pleasing.
Oof- why are all the comments hating on the "pretty, slow, aesthetic" kind of time consuming technique just because they like this one better their both great if you like this one that's ok but the others who take time on their notes...well take time on their notes and the videos they make help them make money. I myself am a little bit of a perfectionist so I like pretty notes, because it makes me want to study and doesn't make me cringe at my messy handwriting. But I use this video's method for when I'm in class, because as we all have seen it saves time and it's simple. But everyone chill and get along :)
Yes! I don’t get why people are getting so hateful towards the colorful notes. I love those notes as well but that has more to do with how I process information than anything else. Pretty colorful notes motivate me to study and actually retain the information. This note taking method is good, don’t get me wrong, but for me it’s just a huge block of text rather than legible study material that I can remember.
I really like pretty notes, but it is usually time consuming. I think making your notes look pretty should be done after class and not while the teacher is trying to explain something
@@TurtleDuck7060 I agree. Normally, what I do, is I take some short, messy notes that get the job done on a piece of plain notebook paper with a pencil. After school is when I take out my higher-quality graph paper and fancier pens to re-write my notes to look more presentable and easier to read.
@@safala Yes! I totally agree. A huge block of text overwhelms me, and gives me anxiety, however, colourful notes excite me, make me happy and more motivated to study. I think there is also the psychological aspect of notes that you should consider.
I have ocd, can you please say perfectionist instead? Thanks!
I used to take notes like this when I was in medschool and it really was so helpful for me. I'm a doctor and I still take notes like this in conferences.
"I don't have much time like I did in law school" whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa????? You must be brilliant omg. I hear law school is so so so difficult. Props to you
I am so surprised to see your change. Honestly speaking, This is how I take my notes. But when I saw those note taking videos you made before this one, and other popular note taking videos on UA-cam. I doubted myself, and tried to changed the way how I write my notes. Then my study became inefficient, and I was depressed because I just can't write those "beautiful notes" like others. After watching this videos, I think I just love you more! what you say is exactly how I think ! I just can't wait to see more video about simplifying life and study. Well done Mariana!
oh yeahhsss same here :(, but i found it! :D, Thank you, Mariana!
I can't count how many videos are similar to this where I feel honestly the REAL objective is to 'inspire' rather than adding anything new. It's already a given that you need to write in one color to save time, highlight during revision and indent. Unless you've never taken a single note in your life you might find it enlightening. I think the ONLY reference that I can think of that really added something new to 'note taking' was a book I read waaaaaay back when I was in college called What Smart Students Know by Adam Robinson. That book was practical to the point where it actually went deep into 'how' you actually take note, how do you digest the information in order to rephrase it to make it easier to write, remember and then retrieve. It wasn't dealing with note-taking on the surface.
Having said that, your videos are always inspiring. So great job.
That is true. It can be hard to find something different. I will check out the book as well
tldr...
I just downloaded the book and it seems to be something that’ll help. Thank you for your wonderful comment.
Aaah yes!!!! Since I have recently taken a science test, I have been looking for a new quicker way to take notes as I am a very slow writer. This really helps - amazing video!
almost an unbelievable change compared to your notes of 3 years ago 🙀
Wow, this is almost the same I used to do when I was at highschool and college. And still use it for taking notes when I need it.
It has always been very natural to me doing it this way, even being myself a major colourful pens/highlighters/pencils & stationery lover
I basically have the same note-taking system and our notes look very similar and I totally agree with you: this is most effective and easiest way to take good notes in my opinion :)
Btw, I've been loving your latest videos! Keep up the good work :D
i used to do this back in my first year in uni, then i invested in different color-coding schemes when i reached 2nd year, then went back to "one color of pen then highlight" in my third year. while watching this i noticed how it was really a lifesaver to have one color of pen while studying then annotate them when reading them for the second time. thank you for another idea/realization/inspiration mariana!! i'm also glad you are continuing to look for an appropriate study/note taking method for you 💙
This is what my life has become because of the Corona virus...
I love it.
I love this! I just started a new degree and my usual note taking just isn’t working for some of my classes. I have really been considering taking notes on blank paper and this looks fantastic 😍
I discovered this over the summer and I'm using this in uni. My grades rose by a huge margin. I love this.
Everything you said is true. I tried both types of note taking and lost alot of time using different colors and neat handwritting. Trying to take notes efficiently and without caring about the handwritting helped me alot.
Thanks for this awesome video 👌
That’s how I’m writing my notes since begining of high school, only I use lined paper and underline in slower parts of lecture (if they exist, some lectures are really intense so I underline at home)
Also I used to use 6 colors, 1 for title (new topic), 1 for subtitle, 1 for important terms, 1 for numbers (constansts in science classes, years in history, any numbers in geography etc), 1 for title “practice”, 1 for homework
It worked really well, but now I prefer to use 1 color per subject, but I have skinny and thick marker of each color, so I use thick one for titles, subtitles and most important terms, and skinny for other important info
My system is exactly the same as this! It was really useful during my undergrad years.
I annotated my questions & concerns in a different colour, or box it in the right corner. Id get back to it during consultation or develop it into a theme for essay.
I specifically used red pen during revision. It helps me remember better.
And bcs i did literature for my undergrad, i always drew mind maps for all the texts i read. It helps to ground the issues related to them. Pretty useful to refer when you have 10 assigned novels per semester 😂
Love your study videos! I don’t always follow what you do, but your video has been a great inspiration and motivation for me! I’m a PhD student and this is my last year in the program. Thank you so much for these awesome content!
Love it! Started up spring semester looking forward to try this out. Though since i have so many classes I have assigned each one as a different color. Happy that you found something that works for you!
This system works AMAZING I don't even know where to begin! It makes taking my class notes way easier than it ever has been. Clean, regular notes with a black pen truly makes all the difference as you are writing them down in class. It is much less stressful too. I love how you talked about using two different colors to do your revision process too. That works incredible too! Especially since I cannot have a crazy colored mess on my notes. Super informative video. One of my favorites, and I have been your long-time fan! I always look forward to the great content you put out!
I absolutely love your videos ! I totally agree with your way of thinking, and it always help me be more organized and motivated with my work. Thank you for your help, please keep doing awesome videos like that !
How many thanks can I give you!? You explained everything so throughoutly and logically that I understand the actual inefficiency of doing sketching on the same page as the notes!😘
Thank you so, so much for this video!
Indenting is important to me too!
The process of annotating during revision is very interesting and I will definitely try it out!
I love these notes! They're beautiful! I usually (try) to do "pretty" notes and headers and it takes me so long I end up falling behind... I need to try this!
looks amazing.
I'm starting to rethink my thinking of making aesthetic bases notes.
this version seems a lot more simple and easy!
I love the simplicity of it ,thank you.
Wow! As an International Relations student, I also find myself always rush when taking a note. I tried to use many system but nothing could work for me. Your video inspired me and I totally agree with you. Using less tools to take a note is more effective. Tomorrow is my first day of new semester, hope I can hold on to use your system and make a better grades. THANK YOU
I used to do this back in college! i've tried other ways but honestly this is the best!
This is the simple and practical way of note taking. changing pens and colour coding take so much time and in higher classes with lengthy cources you don't have time to beautify notes loved your work
i have been watching so many notes taking videos and your style is my favourite!
Thank you Mariana. Your video inspired me to do simples notes with one color and I wanna try to take notes on paper without lines too!! 😍💕
This is amazing. Most videos are so focused on making it pretty but this was a more minimalist and content focused video! You can tell that this was coming from a more mature student. Thank you!
This is the most simple note writing style I’ve ever seen and I love it 🥰
Very helpful! I start school in 3 days and I'm planning my note taking system, and I will definitely use this! Thank you!
Another Great video. I appreciate the clear and well explained method you use and I will be using the indent method in my note taking. Your videos are very beautifully shot and edited. Thank you 🙏
I learn so much from you Mariana. Thank you so much. I need to be organized to do my online Graduate courses and work.
Wonderful video as always!!!! We can actually see how much you've grown through time!!!😭😭😭few years ago your notes were colorful and beautiful , but now your notes are simple and effective! I didn't mean that your previous notes are not effective, but this new note taking method really proved that you have considered your study method!!! Btw which is great to us too cuz u always selflessly introduce us your new thoughts😢😢😢 love u so much, and so so looking forward to this year's videos😚😚😚
Really helpful thank you Mariana! Love your channel please keep up these amazing videos!
I love how neat your writing is!
I literally buy an iPad because of your videos, and I’m completely in love! Thank you.
I did this when I was in elementary until now and I have to say this is really the best! I’ve tried the colourful ones but it did not worked for me
I loved this video!
I do have a comment about your take on the Cornell method:
The left column is often used differently by different people. The way I use it is to for repetition and quiz practice. I take my notes in class only in the main note section. Then, after class when I study, I create questions in the left column and I write them next to where on the page I can find the answer in my notes. Then, when I study again, to increase repetitions and thereby increase my level of retention of the information, I write the summary so that when I review my notes, I have a quick description of the main ideas.
It’s amazing how you can write so straight!
THANK YOU! finally the low-effort method is getting love. notes arent about aesthetics but about efficiency!
Inspirational videos. Really gets your mental juices flowing to efficiently organize your thought process on paper. Great job!👍
loved the video, it looks clean, minimalistic and organized, your handwriting is very beautiful too
This was so helpful! As much as I love the cornell method, i find that it can be a bit time consuming. I’ll definitely try out your tips 😊❤️
In like a year or 2 I'm going to high school so I'm trynna get more productive. Tysm for the tips!! This is simple and gets the work done. One of the best ones :)
you are a perfect example of minimalism and organization with a complete productivity
Mariana, I really don't comment. But your latest videos are so inspiring and help me with my studies (ancient history). Thank you so much and keep up! Loved your cosy study with me, too!
Thank youuuuuuu!!!!! Now I can really organise my notes and unleash my inner Dean’s List abilities!!!
Adore these minimalistic notes , so aesthetically pleasing and really does seem like it saves time. I myself am guilty of pen change and making them pretty and it takes me an hour to do one topic which should take 20 minutes
THIS. this video is so awesome and important to people just coming to the studying community. i'm going into high school in the fall so i need to get my note taking under control lmao
incredible, practical, very helpful, on point: as always. thank you mariana.
This is really helpful. I'm always so stressed when taking notes.
Great tips, exactly what I was looking for
This is exactly how I take my notes. I tried using the color coding system before but switching pens ever few words doesn't work for me.
Thanks so much you are making me think what I can do next year
This is more me💕 It suits with my course. Most of the video on youtube more like for meds students.... so I cant really keep up... I love this! Going to try next semester for sure!
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This was exactly what i needed to know! Thanks 😊
I have the same note taking method but with lined notebook paper lol. It’s cool to see someone else who does notes the same way. :)
Thanks this is very good and motivational video when ever i get bored from studying i see your video to motivate myself to study loved it thanks again***
sounds good...
the point is I really need grid/lined paper. I prefer grid.
But I think it's an amazing way of note-taking. Simple, and effective. Plus you won't spend tons of money on cute stationery.
Wow! Great way of taking notes. Efficient and organised. 😀😀😊
Through out my life I used two pens...one for heading and other for main note. This way I can easily skim through topics. And I agree it takes time to change pens during class. But using one can be effective too as I can see we underline your heading more or less.
On the flip side you started using blank pages now. And I decided to ditch blank pages and bought a ruled copy instead. I realised I waste a lot of paper because in the way to make notes readable I give too much gap between lines. I don't know how it will work out but I am going to give it a try
i used to use one highlighter and one black pen. i recently added a thicker pen (for key terms) and a thinner pen (for writing in general). writing in abbreviations and separating texts context wise has worked the best for me. not only is it easy for me to find something im looking for, but i also remember most of the notes without having to look.
You are absolutely right about the one color pen use concept... It is not about decorations, its about the effective informations....🥰🥰
I've always done notes like this! Im glas you found something thats so easy for you!
Oh my god. I actually love you. THANK YOU.
I take my notes in the same way! In black pen. I do use highlighters, but just 1 color/topic. For example green for economie, pink for management and so on. It helps me visualise :)
Love how you say hello everyone :)
This was a really helpful video. It really helped me a lot. Thank you 😊
Loved this awesome video, Mariana. Thank you...
Hello ! I just wanted to thank you for your advices regarding studies I really love your videos. (I put them like twice each time I want to see them again) because they inspire me A LOT! You are by far the BEST source of inspiration and organization and so on.. I also really liked your social media and Web site before but since like 2 weeks I can't access anything of it. Anyways. Please keep making videos. ( sorry for the mistakes, I'm French 😊) have a nice week 😙😙
Although I have gone completely paperless in my 2nd year of UNI, drawing principles from Ali Abdaal, Alicia from Studycollab, etc., I can still appreciate this style of notetaking. Doodling, caligraphy, highlights, although not evil by any means, theyre very inefficient. I love the minimalism of this notetaking system.
your handwriting is so beautiful! 💕👌
Thanks for making this video , I like your taking notes idea
To see someone use pen and paper for writing, that too cursive writing, brings so much joy to me. Great video Mariana.
I love the way you do this I don’t have hundreds of fancy pens I have simple erasable pens and only use 4 colors for my subjects ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies. Organize by subject in those subjects on my paper in my journal then highlight information that will be key answers to my end of unit tests and things I need to remember to be able to understanding the next unit. Slightly complicated but works for me, and easy enough for my friends to understand if they need me to show/help them with homework
This is very similar to the note-taking system I used back in high school, and I had pretty good grades at the time. Recently I discovered the studygram and studytube world and saw the beautiful notes people were taking and I thought to me "ok, let's try this". I tried writing in two columns as I saw a lot here. It saved a lot of space and looked really pretty but it was inefficient, I was unable to get a decent mark. So I went back to this note-taking system and guess what? Much better. Better having minimal and efficient notes than "aesthetic" and "too tight" notes only to save space. The only "aesthetic" thing I do is writing the subject name in lettering. The rest is pretty much the same as you do. Great job Mariana, you are in no doubt the BEST studytuber here.
I really like your notes its clean and start forward.
Thank you so much! You've saved me :). I now realized my big mistake thanks to you :)
Wooooooow i just found this video and i couldn't be happier 💕💕💕💕💕💕. Thanks . A lot . New subscriber😙✌🏻
This is how I have always taken my notes. I remember seeing your "old method" and being jealous because I just couldn't find myself being comfortable with it, lol I am glad now 😂💕
Ps: I still love using post it when I need to write down references in books, or just examples and comments.
This is the only video that helped me wow thank you so much
Very neat and tidy,, love the look of your note books,, 😊
amo seus videos mari, eles me ajudam muito! ❤️
how ironic it is that i revised my cute notes into your simple notetaking system HAHAHAHA watching this gave me the motivation i needed to study and helped me review my work. Thank you Mariana
Great tips and lovely handwriting!
ah your editing is actually flawless
I’ve been doing the same way as you did here, can’t agree more!
I do the same, and it works. Optimize your time is the key
Sometimes simple is better for productivity! I agree with you, changing pens for color coding takes too much time, especially when in class! I do something similar to you, write all my notes in one color and then highlight or underline when reading them again, it works better for me too.