Comment Naw... (Score 2) 300
I used to take all kinds of notes during a lecture. Then I realized I never used them and worse, since my handwriting sucks it takes me forever to write them and I'd miss key points while scrawling things out.
My hunch is if you put a fancy electronic note taking device in front of me, I'd spend most of the time either:
a) fucking around trying to get the thing working
b) fucking around doing something other than listening to the lecture (checking email, checking the clock, checking... whatever).
Now days, I like to just listen--I find I gain a lot more when I do. That said, I feel very uncomfortable without a pencil in my hand and paper in front of me, even if I never use it. Of course, your milage may vary.
My hunch is if you put a fancy electronic note taking device in front of me, I'd spend most of the time either:
a) fucking around trying to get the thing working
b) fucking around doing something other than listening to the lecture (checking email, checking the clock, checking... whatever).
Now days, I like to just listen--I find I gain a lot more when I do. That said, I feel very uncomfortable without a pencil in my hand and paper in front of me, even if I never use it. Of course, your milage may vary.