If you haven't discovered this yet, check out Chris McIntyre's audio post on handling meeting notes(In the Trenches). His "T-note" idea is something I'm going to adopt right away--and tell my husband too!
If you haven't discovered this yet, check out Chris McIntyre's audio post on handling meeting notes(In the Trenches). His "T-note" idea is something I'm going to adopt right away--and tell my husband too!
Thank you, Barb. I wouldn't have thought of looking there without you. I'm going to really give it a try that way too. The margins just aren't enough sometimes.
I usually just have one amorphous blob of notes and put a star by any action items. This T-Note idea will make it much easier. (I resist the blob of notes like crazy!)
It's a great tip. The t-note idea is a simple variant on the pages used in the so-called Cornell note-taking system. Levenger and office supply stores sell pre-formatted paper, and you can find templates on the web as well. But this is easy, works well, and inexpensive.
I've been using a Levenger Cira notebook as a collection tool and meeting journal at work and like the paper that's already formatted for this note taking style.
During meetings I'll often "tag" actionable items with a small check box that I use during my later processing phase. This way I can mark actionable items as processed into my (Time/Design) system when that phase is completed. I also put an "X" at the top of the page when it is completely processed.
Are you talking about the Circa paper with the left 3rd of the page unlined and the rest with lines on it? I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS THE REASON!! I've been taking notes on Circa paper for years--and have just been annoyed with the big wide blank left margin.