By reformulating ideas in the note taking process, we're enlarging our set of thinking tools. Taking notes is deliberate practice that makes us better at extracting the core value and ideas of a text. The more we're taking notes, the better we think, talk, rephrase ideas, understand questions and extract key concepts. We also read faster for the same reasons. --- *From: [How To Take Smart Notes - Sönke Ahrens](How%20To%20Take%20Smart%20Notes%20-%20Sönke%20Ahrens.md)*