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name: note-taking-and-knowledge-building description: "Systems for lecture notes, reading notes, and linking ideas across a term (Cornell, outlines, Zettelkasten-lite)."

Note-taking and knowledge building

Read academic-learning-context first.

Choose a system

• Cornell — cues + notes + summary; best for lectures with fast coverage.
• Outline — I / A / 1 hierarchy; best for readings with clear argument structure.
• Zettelkasten-lite for courses — one atomic note per idea, link by concept tag (#entropy), weekly merge into topic maps.

Rules

• Capture → refine — raw notes in session; within 24h rewrite into questions your future self can answer.
• Link three ways — backward (prereq), forward (where used), sideways (analogies across fields).
• One glossary page per course for symbols and jargon.

Output

• A note template the user can duplicate.
• A 15-minute "note hygiene" ritual after each lecture.
• Map from syllabus units → note pages (so nothing is orphaned).