Cornell Note-taking method

The Cornell note-taking method is a system uniquely designed to help you with your note-taking needs, whether we're students, knowledge workers, or lifelong learners. What distinguishes this method from other methods is the ability to retrieve core concepts by active recall, considered by many study enthusiasts to be one of the most effective ways to remember information.

There are 3 sections of this method:

• CUE - write core ideas and keywords to retrieve
• NOTES - main notes of what we are learning
• SUMMARY - summary of the big picture

How can Notion help?

Notion is a powerful tool known for all note-taking needs including for the Cornell method. It has a number of intricate features to apply this method in action:

• TOGGLES - to hide and show information for active recall
• BACKLINKS - to connect to other notes