Memo to self: Write more notes

Everyone knows the feeling of finishing reading something and instantly forgetting what you just read. You’re not alone! Studies show that people generally only retain 50% of the information they have read within an hour and only 10% in a week. Luckily, there is an easy way to combat this problem and increase your information recall. It’s simple – take notes.

Over the years countless research has confirmed the importance and benefits of note-taking when reading. In addition to improving information retention, taking notes has many other benefits, such as:

Organisation – taking notes helps organise information as it’s being read, both visually and mentally. The visual organisation of notes is beneficial for readers to find information faster, which helps with recognition and recall. Additionally, it provides an element of mental organisation, since the reader is actively grouping information together.

Critical Thinking – note-taking requires the reader to summarise and paraphrase the text, which promotes critical thinking while reading. Summarising information prompts readers to prioritise key information and omit less important details. By paraphrasing, the reader develops a better understanding of the text as they translate the key messages into their own words.

Engagement – the reader takes on a more active role when taking notes. It helps to extend the attention span by adding a purpose to the reading. This active role increases engagement and has also proven to be especially beneficial when studying as it enhances the reader’s focus throughout the text.

Nowadays, many people are trying to reduce paper usage in an effort to be environmentally conscious so the concept of taking notes may sound very outdated. However, due to the many benefits it is important to integrate this practice into our digital lives without losing essential elements such as writing notes by hand. The new Kobo Elipsa eReader is the best of both as it allows you to write notes directly on the text or in the digital notebook, using the Kobo Stylus. Besides being the ideal on-the-go notebook, the Kobo Elipsa lets you create notebooks, converts written text to type and easily exports documents to other devices.

Ditch the paper, but make sure to stick to the pen for optimal information retention, whether you’re studying for an exam, for a meeting or preparing for book club.

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