Thomas Frank

Mastering Productivity: Create a Custom System that Works

Is this note-taking style called flow-based note taking by Scott Young?

Shuraih, this is great! I'm getting into BuJo and I'm trying to adapt this course to it. Any advice? It seems that you've likely already done so and I don't know where to begin. Do any resources come to mind?

Thank you very much for the summary, Shuraih. However, one thing I noticed that I want to tell you: Please keep in mind that the pages of your notebook are quite transparent. So if you keep posting these summaries, please make sure that there is no sensitive data on the backside of the page lol, e. g. passwords, personal information etc.! Best regards John

Thank you for the reminder, John. I'll remember that for next time.

Wow, this is beautiful. Thank you for sharing!!

Dude this is really neat. Do you always break down the videos or lessons you're trying to learn? I attempted to do that with music production videos a long time ago but I never stuck to it. Do you have any tips?

Hi Mason, thank you! Yes, I usually try to break down individual ideas and try to get a sense of how they relate to each other and to what I already know. The only tip I would give you is to keep trying until you find something that works for you. Your notetaking method does not have to look like anyone else's.

@Shuraih That's great! Do you consciously use the "Outline Method" or did this come naturally to you? I also take notes with a tree logic and lots of abbreviations, I think it's the most effective and efficient way. 

@Mason I'd say that the key to sustainable notetaking is a) being selective about what to summarize. That is, don't just summarize for its own sake. You won't feel that it makes sense and quit and feel bad about it. So accept that most information is useless and stick to summarizing/archiving the 1-5% that might be useful in the future (like the core ideas of this course). b) It's like with all habits: Forgive yourself, again and again. Then start from the beginning, again and again. That's how I handle it.

John, I don't follow any method specifically. I'm a visual learner so I try to create the flow or pattern when I'm learning something new.

I am a productivity nerd myself and this course has helped me question the systems/habits I picked up over the years. It was a great refresher and I definitely learned new things!<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/2cbdb2636897d4cefef3ea1fd4d74252/ee2a1c76 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/2cbdb2636897d4cefef3ea1fd4d74252/ee2a1c76 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/2cbdb2636897d4cefef3ea1fd4d74252/ee2a1c76" loading="lazy" alt="A summary of this course - image 1 - student project">

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