Note taking at A level?

Does anyone have any recommendations for note taking at A level - I can’t summarise notes and I just feel so fed up every lesson because I write way too much. Not to mention I also have quizlet so I spend so many hours just writing/typing notes. Someone said to me just write stuff you know you would use in an exam - if you don’t then just don’t write it down. Do you think that’s a good piece of information to use? Thank you

Does anyone have any recommendations for note taking at A level - I can’t summarise notes and I just feel so fed up every lesson because I write way too much. Not to mention I also have quizlet so I spend so many hours just writing/typing notes. Someone said to me just write stuff you know you would use in an exam - if you don’t then just don’t write it down. Do you think that’s a good piece of information to use? Thank you

What subjects do you do?

Thread moved to A level forum, hopefully this helps give you some more answers.

This is what I do, hopefully it will help you too.

I use Notion app to take notes and this app called Flow to stay focused. I also remove all the distractions include music and phone. Trust me you're more productive without it. Regarding the note taking, I read the part of the chapter and close my notebook and write the most important stuff into document. I don't focus being very specific and detailed as not all information staying in your brain for long term, therefore I keep it as short as possible. So when I go back to it I can recall my memory and remember the details. I also suggest you to watch Martyn Lobdell lecture on studying, you can find it on Youtube.

Hope this helps.

Make rough notes in the lesson then make condensed notes from those at home. It isn’t the best revision form but with no distractions you can learn from them a little. Use the Cornell method- you can find this online but it basically involves splitting your page in 3- 1 section is key words and points, the 2nd section is the main notes and the 3rd section is a summary of the page.

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Make rough notes in the lesson then make condensed notes from those at home. It isn’t the best revision form but with no distractions you can learn from them a little. Use the Cornell method- you can find this online but it basically involves splitting your page in 3- 1 section is key words and points, the 2nd section is the main notes and the 3rd section is a summary of the page.