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note-taking-methods

The established ways to take notes, from Cornell notes and the Zettelkasten to mind maps, charting, and the Feynman technique.

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Plugin note-taking-methods from marketplace scratchpad-skills in scratchpad-sh/skills. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 6 days ago.

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Skills (17)

  • boxing-notes

    Organizes notes with the boxing method, grouping related points into labeled boxes by theme so each box can be studied and reviewed on its own. Use when someone asks for the boxing method or boxed notes, takes notes on a tablet, wants notes that are easy to review in chunks, or has scattered notes t

  • charting-notes

    Turns notes or a reading into a comparison chart, with the things being compared as rows and the categories that matter as columns. Use when someone asks for the charting method or a comparison table, is studying several theories, people, products, periods, or options side by side, or wants facts or

  • cornell-notes

    Turns a lecture, reading, or talk into Cornell notes, with cue questions, notes under each, and a summary at the bottom. Use when someone asks for Cornell notes, wants notes they can quiz themselves from, or has one lecture, chapter, transcript, or set of slides to turn into self-test notes.

  • evergreen-notes

    Writes evergreen notes, each titled with a claim, holding one concept, linked densely to other notes, and meant to be revised over time. Use when someone wants concept notes that grow, asks to turn ideas into claim-titled notes, wants to revisit and sharpen old notes, or mentions evergreen notes or

  • feynman-notes

    Runs the Feynman technique on a concept: a plain explanation for a beginner, the gaps it exposes, a return to the source, and a simpler second try. Use when someone asks for the Feynman technique, wants to check whether they really understand something, is stuck on a concept, or wants to explain an

  • flow-notes

    Turns a lecture or reading into flow notes: concepts joined by labeled arrows that show causes, effects, and relationships, not a transcript. Use when someone asks for flow notes, flow-based note taking, or a concept map, wants to understand how ideas connect rather than memorize a list, or is study

  • mind-map-notes

    Builds a mind map from a topic, notes, or a brainstorm, as a nested list with one central idea and branches, plus optional Mermaid mindmap code to draw it. Use when someone asks for a mind map, wants to brainstorm visually, needs to see how a topic breaks down, or learns better from a picture than f

  • outline-notes

    Turns a lecture, chapter, document, or talk into an outline, with main topics as headings and supporting points indented beneath them by level of detail. Use when someone asks for outline notes or a structured summary, has a well-organized lecture or textbook chapter, or wants messy notes reorganize

  • para-organizer

    Sorts notes and folders into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives, and proposes a move plan they approve before anything changes. Use when someone mentions PARA or a second brain, wants to reorganize a messy notes app, has too many folders, does not know where a note belongs, or wants a folder s

  • progressive-summarization

    Distills a saved article or note in layers (trimmed passages, bold, highlights, and an executive summary) so it can be reread in seconds. Use when someone asks for progressive summarization, is building a second brain, wants to distill a long saved note or article, has a backlog of saved highlights

  • qec-notes

    Turns readings into Question, Evidence, Conclusion notes: a question worth arguing, the evidence for and against, and a conclusion rated for strength. Use when someone asks for QEC notes, is reading analytically for an essay or argument, needs to weigh evidence, or wants notes that build toward a po

  • rapid-logging

    Turns a day's jottings into bullet journal rapid-log bullets marked as tasks, events, and notes, and migrates open tasks forward to a new day or month. Use when someone asks for rapid logging, bullet journal style notes, or a symbol-coded daily log, wants a messy list written as a symbol-coded bulle

  • sentence-notes

    Takes notes with the sentence method, one numbered line per new fact or idea as it comes, then groups the lines by topic afterward. Use when someone asks for the sentence method, is taking notes on a fast talk, webinar, or meeting with no clear structure, or has a numbered list of jotted lines to cl

  • sketchnote-planner

    Plans a sketchnote page as a text plan to draw from by hand: layout, title, hierarchy, icons, containers, and connectors. Use when someone wants to make a sketchnote or visual notes, asks how to lay out a hand-drawn page, or wants their notes turned into a plan they can draw on paper or a tablet.

  • spaced-repetition-cards

    Turns notes into well-made flash cards, one fact per card with cloze deletions where they fit, as Q/A pairs and a tab-separated block for Anki. Use when someone wants flash cards, Anki or Quizlet cards, cards for spaced repetition, or to memorize material from their notes, such as facts for a test a

  • sq3r-reading

    Guides a chapter through SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review), with notes for each stage from survey to review plan. Use when someone asks for SQ3R, has a textbook chapter to study, wants to read more actively, or keeps finishing chapters without remembering them.

  • zettelkasten

    Turns reading or loose thoughts into Zettelkasten notes: literature notes plus permanent notes that each hold one idea, carry an ID, and link to others. Use when someone mentions a Zettelkasten or slip box, wants atomic linked notes, or wants to process a book or article into a personal knowledge ba

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