He replied that he had a good memory and could remember it without taking notes. In the second class, I asked him some questions and he answered them wrong. Because I didn't take notes and review.
Many students, like my nephew, feel that they have a good memory and need not take notes.
Do you really need to take notes if you have a good memory?
Our brain absorbs a lot of information every day, which is easily forgotten without sorting it out. Take notes to strengthen our understanding of information. This process mobilizes the participation of hands, eyes and ears, and the memory will be deeper.
Because of the forgetting law of the brain, we will forget the recorded information slowly. People's memory can be divided into immediate memory, short-term memory and long-term memory according to the length of time when memory occurs and remains.
Instant memory, also known as instant memory, is generally used to make immediate responses. For example, if someone gives you a phone number, you keep it in your mind. When you turn around and write it down, you can't remember it anymore.
Short-term memory is like a transit station, the contents of which can be consciously preserved to prepare for long-term memory. However, the capacity of short-term memory is limited.
For example, for the next day's speech, you desperately remember today's manuscript. After the speech the next day, if you don't continue to review the content of the speech, you will slowly forget it.
The information capacity of long-term memory is very large, and the content can be stored here for a long time. With the growth of time, these contents will also change to some extent.
As the saying goes, a good memory is not as good as bad writing. Trust your memory, it is better to take notes honestly.
For me, taking notes has another advantage. You can view, check and copy the recorded notes at any time.
Look at your notes. What were you thinking? Why did you make such a decision? What is the consideration? Only by knowing your own thinking process can you improve continuously.
Whether taking notes or taking notes in various ways, there are still many benefits. Making good use of these tools can help us improve a lot of efficiency.