Overview

This guide provides an effective approach to organize notes. It's also as an example of how to apply the technique.

Guide

• Use Headings to a Page, like above "Guides".
• Only write down important stuff, such as main points, examples, hypotheticals, etc.
• Stylish the note, for example,

Cue points here

Explain points here

Take notes here

Record thoughts here

Summary is optional.

• Index it, for example, "Ju's Workspace > Knowledge is Power > The Definitive Guide > Stay Organized > Organize Notes".
• Stay consistent for all notes.
• Insert questions. What can be improved in this guide?
• Add references for more information, like below "References".

References

Seeking the Productive Life: Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure-Stephen Wolfram Blog

Wolfram shows how he organize his notes. Isn't that an art?

How to Organize Notes

A friendly HOW-TO guide on organizing notes.

Feeling Scattered? How to Organize Notes to Stay on Top of Things

Author's strategy: take a pause, stop everything, and then get a page of notes; sort it out, put each one in its proper place; pick up another and put it where it fits, and so forth.