Elaborate by thinking, writing and connecting

Sat Aug 22, 2020 · 134 words

In How To Take Smart Notes, Sönke Ahrens encourages the reader to elaborate by thinking, writing and then connecting.

So why not use a blog for the same purpose? :)

The blog becomes one possible path for the output of elaboration. It also expands how information is connected to other information.

The first step is to think enough about something so we’re able to write about it.

The second step is to think about what it means for other contexts as well… how does it relate?

One way to discover relationships is to elaborate on the differences and similarities instead of sorting things by topic. This helps with learning and classification.

So let’s begin!

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