Summary of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens

Description

Researcher and author Dr. Sönke Ahrens explores the meaning of writing and discusses how to write effectively using the “slip-box system.” He explains how to follow the lead of Niklas Luhmann, a prolific author and sociologist who produced 58 books in 30 years. Luhmann’s slip-box, note-taking system allowed him to connect notes he’d made from his readings with other information from a variety of contexts. Whether you follow this manual’s process or create a digital version, the concept remains the same. It starts with writing notes about what you read and tracking how they intersect, which makes this illuminating for students, academics, researchers, businesspeople and other writers. 

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Sujets

• Entrepreneuriat
• Business
• Economics
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Business Writing

Informations

• Publié par: GetAbstract AG
• Date de parution: 07 décembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• EAN13: 9798887270319
• Langue: English

Extrait

How to Take Smart Notes
One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
Sönke Ahrens•CreateSpace © 2017•176 pages

Workplace Skills / Communication / Business Writing
Workplace Skills / Communication / Storytelling

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Take-Aways Your willpower has limits; your ability to think does not. Niklas Luhmann, who created the “slip-box system,” wrote 58 books in 30 years. Follow the steps of the slip-box system to prepare and write non-fiction material. The slip-box system increases your freedom to explore ideas. To master the slip-box system, always read “with a pen in hand.”

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Researcher and author Dr. Sönke Ahrens explores the meaning of writing and discusses how to write effectively using the “slip-box system.” He explains how to follow the lead of Niklas Luhmann, a prolific author and sociologist who produced 58 books in 30 years. Luhmann’s slip-box, note-taking system allowed him to connect notes he’d made from his readings with other information from a variety of contexts. Whether you follow this manual’s process or create a digital version, the concept remains the same. It starts with writing notes about what you read and tracking how they intersect, which makes this illuminating for students, academics, researchers, businesspeople and other writers. 

Summary
Your willpower has limits; your ability to think does not.
Many self-help books on writing focus on what to do when you confront a blank page.