tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post8711104366584598558..comments2024-01-18T20:19:31.971-05:00Comments on Permanent Press: Taking Notes By Hand Is Better than Using a LaptopBryan Caskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09235927600483403854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-59605751369074940672014-04-01T23:32:39.366-04:002014-04-01T23:32:39.366-04:00I used a laptop to take notes in law school and fi...I used a laptop to take notes in law school and finished first in my class. Focus is independent of note-taking style. The key is what type of notes you take, not the medium with which you take them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-3020810467522693972014-04-01T10:46:23.715-04:002014-04-01T10:46:23.715-04:00I had a teacher in High School in the last century...I had a teacher in High School in the last century - electronics - and during the war he had been assigned to transcribe Morse code messages using an arcane device, the typewriter. He was one of many listening to Morse code on a headset and translating it into an alphabetic key stroke. These men found that this process became so automatic that they could do their job and read magazines at the same time. Taking notes with a laptop is no different - the learning mind disengages. Hampton's RedshirtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com