- Passive Note-Taking is the practice of taking notes containing only a description of a situation (e.g. describing the events that happened in a meeting) or quotes and highlights of your readings. It focuses only on capturing the ‘stimulus’: the things that make our insights pop to mind.
- Active Note-Taking is the practice of taking notes that also
Mighty Networks
In a cluster map, we throw a topic, question, or arena down in the middle of a page, and then free associate nodes (elements within the system). There are no wrong or right words or ideas here, as everything is interconnected. We quickly move from one part to another, diving into an exploration of the elements that make up a system along with all... See more
Leyla Acaroglu • Tools for Systems Thinkers: Systems Mapping
A big part of passive learning is going out of your way to read and learn from the widest variety of topics you can, intentionally looking for similarities between different fields. When you do, you’ll be stunned at how easy and fun it is to stumble on a new idea that teaches you how the world works.