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There are three major steps

in taking notes from readings.

Number one, preview.

Number two, encode, that is, digest while reading.

Number three, elaborate, that is, deepen

the encoding after reading.

Previewing what you'll read is important

because information sticks in your brain

better if your brain has been prepared to

receive the information. Doing so allows

your brain to more easily organize the information

coming in and this, in turn, will help

your brain to