How To Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens - Book Summary
How To Build A Personal Knowledge Management System
Personal growth involves more than just consuming books, articles, or podcasts. Our brains aren’t very good at storing and retaining information. As a result, we often forget valuable insights and life lessons long before having a chance to make use of them.
How To Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens is about how to better understand, retain, and benefit from great insights. The book exposes the flaws in common note-taking practices and presents a simple yet powerful way to capture insights and convert them into a growing web of knowledge. I highly recommend it if you’re a content creator, a researcher, or simply passionate about learning.
Let’s explore three of my favorite insights from the book.
1. The Better Way To Store Valuable Ideas
It’s no secret that our brains are ineffective at remembering information. While our minds can do many incredible things, reliably retrieving important details is not one of them. Over time memories fade, and valuable insights are forgotten, so it’s critical that we store insights and ideas in a more permanent way.
