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What’s the best way to take notes on your laptop or tablet

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Last Updated on Friday, 31 July 2015 22:24

Electronic devices tempt us to try to multi-task, but according to research, only 5% of people can multi-task efficiently.

People have a maximum attention span of around ten minutes, thus the amount of attention we can devote to processing, encoding, storing and retrieving information is limited.

When students divide their attention by simultaneously trying to take notes as they listen to the teacher, check Facebook, answer texts and respond to email, their notes are less effective because they are distracted by non-academic activities.

Taken from an article in The Conversation

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