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Re: On retaining information...
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Date: 
Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:39:28 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Tim Courtney wrote:
> I attended an entrepreneurship conference in Chicago this past weekend. I attend
> several conferences each year on various topics. At each, I come away with so
> much information that it's difficult to process it all. I find I need to
> consolidate as much information as possible in order to retain it.
> 
> I learned some important things from the speakers over the weekend, and took
> quite a bit of notes on some. I'm wondering how others out there handle this?
> What do you do with the information you gather at conferences and in books you
> read for personal and professional development?
> 
> I'm looking to nail down a system I can easily reference and keep up on all I'm
> taking in. I'm reading books and articles in several areas--both to develop me
> personally and professionally--and I want to be able to reference and review as
> much as possible. It's not enough for me to mark up books I read and go back to
> them later. Any thoughts?
> 
> -Tim

Tim,

Have you ever tried an idea processor.  This may be something like what you are
looking for:

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~axon2000/

--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@myrealbox.com



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(...) Nifty! This is really cool, thanks for sharing. -Tim (22 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.people)

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I attended an entrepreneurship conference in Chicago this past weekend. I attend several conferences each year on various topics. At each, I come away with so much information that it's difficult to process it all. I find I need to consolidate as (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.people)

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