Fei-Ling Tseng


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"But do we know what parts of the writing process that helps us think better?"
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Assumption 1: I need to take notes."
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"There is a small population of people who do not need to do the intermediary step of writing down stuff in order to make mental leaps towards better thinking."
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"it comes down to knowing yourself and your capacity for abstract and conceptual thinking."
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Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Assumption 2: More notes is better"
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Some overcome this shortcoming by using the Search bar very well."
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Five common beliefs about note-taking
"I found that more notes don’t correlate with better ideas."
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Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Because somehow, more notes translated into more elaborate administrative systems to organize them."
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Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Assumption 3: All the notes I take are important"
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"It was such a relief for me to learn that it’s ok to discard/retire notes once they’ve been replaced by better, clearer thinking."
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Assumption 4: If I do it right, my notes will reach a state of perfection"
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Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Assumption 5: My notes should directly feed into the topics I determine I want to publish on."
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking
"Why make assumptions on how the things that interest you will inform future essays?"
Fei-Ling Tseng
Five common beliefs about note-taking

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