How I take notes

Taking notes is something that is very particular to each person. There are multiple criteria into what might become or not a note, how to write said notes, write Atomic notes or Molecular notes, how you connect things, etc.

I'm not going to write about that here. But I'm going to write about the process I use for generic notes. I've written about Taking class notes and Taking notes about books before. This is a note generic process of data that is not previously structured for processing.

Generic notes come from daily situations, ideas, etc. These are usually born after some time thinking and structuring the idea I'm my mind.

It is not that I don't write intermediate things, I do, but even them need some structure to become useful.

It helps with organizing things and maturing the idea. Not only that, but it is part of what will make me remember of what is inside my vault.

Most of the process is, then, creating the mental structure of what I'll write about. If it is a complex subject or a theme that I'll need to expand in multiple notes then I might also think in graphical format with the help of Excalidraw (either the website or the plugin in Obsidian).

If you want some ideas for yourself, check what I have at Quick start to taking notes and How to start note-taking. Of you're still not sure about writing, check Why taking notes is important.