{"id":67626,"date":"2022-06-08T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=67626"},"modified":"2022-06-25T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:26:52","slug":"sonke-ahrens-how-to-take-smart-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/sonke-ahrens-how-to-take-smart-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00f6nke Ahrens: How to Take Smart Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you an academic or non-fiction writer? Have you ever sat in front of a blank screen and struggled to write a paper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>How to Take Smart Notes<\/em>, S\u00f6nke Ahrens argues that this happens because traditional, prewriting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-make-notes-for-studying\/\">note-taking methods<\/a> don\u2019t work\u2014and that you can avoid this issue by using the slip-box system. Slip-box is a method of taking notes and organizing them that fosters the creation and publication of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/original-ideas\/\">original ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to take smart notes, according to S\u00f6nke Ahrens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 Steps to <strong>Develop Your Ideas\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You might already have your thoughts that you want to use for your paper or story. You can use those notes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/develop-ideas\/\">develop your ideas<\/a> further. In <em>How to Take Smart Notes<\/em>, S\u00f6nke Ahrens recommends the following steps to develop ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Review the notes<\/strong> and continue researching based on the questions that naturally come up: Ahrens argues that, as you create and regularly review several evergreen notes on similar topics, you\u2019ll inevitably discover new threads of information you\u2019ll want to follow. For example, if you\u2019re a food writer researching Australian honey, one question that you may have\u2014and should research\u2014is what foods pair well with that honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong>Once you\u2019ve created several notes, Ahrens argues, you\u2019ll have enough notes to know what you want to write about. When this occurs, <strong>pull out all the notes related to that topic. Logically rearrange them<\/strong>: Ahrens contends that since all these notes are your own ideas, doing so will naturally reveal some form of argument. Critically analyze this argument: Does it still have significant gaps? How can it be stronger? Use the answers to inform further research. Eventually, when you pull out these notes, you\u2019ll have the outline of a paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-do-when-you-re-stuck\"><strong>What to Do When You\u2019re Stuck<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the process of developing your ideas, you may get stuck. One way this can happen is if a question arises that you\u2019re not immediately able to research, or you have a half-formed idea that <em>seems<\/em> interesting but requires further thought. In this case, researcher Andy Matuschak recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/notes.andymatuschak.org\/z4SDCZQeRo4xFEQ8H4qrSqd68ucpgE6LU155C?stackedNotes=z7iCjRziX6V6unNWL81yc2dJicpRw2Cpp9MfQ\">writing this question or idea as a prompt and placing it into your in-tray<\/a>; this gives your brain time to work on the issue but also ensures you don\u2019t forget it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also get stuck because you\u2019re unable to pinpoint issues or gaps in your argument. This may be a symptom of an inability to criticize yourself: You may view criticizing what your mind created as a form of self-criticism. To overcome this, recognize that self-criticism can protect you in the long run: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living\/\"><em>How to Stop Worrying and Start Living<\/em><\/a>, motivational speaker<strong> <\/strong>Dale Carnegie notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living\/part-6\">criticizing yourself teaches you that criticism can be helpful<\/a><em> and<\/em> prevents you from having emotionally charged reactions to criticism from others. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-write-revise-and-publish\"><strong>Write, Revise, and Publish&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a de-facto outline after developing your ideas, you can move on to the final steps. Turn your ideas into publishable form with the following steps S\u00f6nke Ahrens highlights in <em>How to Take Smart Notes<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-first-draft\/\">Write a rough draft<\/a> <\/strong>based on the notes you pulled out previously. Don\u2019t feel married to the structure you laid out: As we\u2019ll describe in further detail, you think <em>as<\/em> you write, so your ideas may change as you write your draft. Your notes are meant to help you <em>develop<\/em> your argument\u2014they don\u2019t necessarily have to <em>be<\/em> the argument.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/on-writing\"><em>On Writing<\/em><\/a>, author Stephen King also recommends prioritizing your own thought process as you write, and he advises <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/on-writing\/writing-and-revision#the-writing-process\">writing a rough draft without help or advice from anyone else<\/a>. He adds that you should write as quickly as you comfortably can to keep your enthusiasm high.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Revise your manuscript<\/strong>\u2014repeating Steps 1-9 as necessary\u2014then edit and publish it. Once this is done, return any notes you\u2019ve removed to their respective homes: Literature notes should live in the reference system, while evergreen notes live in the slip-box.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: If you find returning notes to their respective homes tedious, you may put it off\u2014but this is an essential part of the process. For example, if your notes aren\u2019t where your index says they\u2019ll be, you can\u2019t use the slip-box effectively\u2014which ruins the point of the whole system. One cleaning blogger contends that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unfuckyourhabitat.com\/laundry-and-dishes-have-three-steps\/\">your laundry isn\u2019t done until it\u2019s <em>put away<\/em><\/a>; similarly, viewing <em>returning notes<\/em> as a non-negotiable step may encourage you to return them and prevent potential issues.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an academic or non-fiction writer? 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