✨Aesthetic Note-taking Tips For Lazy People Like Us!✨

As we mentioned in the video, aesthetic notes might not be the most useful way to study, but at least they're pretty to look at right? ;) We're working on a Note-taking Tips that are ACTUALLY Helpful video, so make sure you're subscribed to catch it when it releases!

My tip is to get a notebook for notes that's not meant to be aesthetically pleasing. Basically you take notes as needed during class and make it as informational as you can. Then when you have time, transfer your "ugly" notes into your "pretty" notebook and make it as aesthetic as you want. Repetition helps with learning and you'll have the neatness you want.

*sips coffee* great now I can start my day without any worries.

It's a shame that aesthetic note taking doesn't really have a place in the classroom- things are just too fast paced, I usually couldn't even get all of it down when I just took normal notes!

I have never written this slow in my life! When I try, I can do max three letters and then I go back to high speed. Who has this much patience.

pretty notes do help us increase the mood to study, but it's impossible to do the pretty notes... because my lecturer finished two chapters in two hours class, can you imagine how fast she is 😭

my recommendations: - practice handwriting consistancy (make all your letters look the same and tidy) - look for inspiration - and find stationery that works for you hope this helps xxx

How about note taking on-a-go? Like, during lectures or in the field? It may be difficult to make aesthetically-pleasing notes while not having a large array of available tools

When people say 'pretty notes don't make your grades better'. It doesn't really but it does give me more motivation to study, do homework, focus more in lessons etc. It doesn't really make a difference if the notes look good or not but idk it just makes it seem way different that it is

Write fast notes first with pencil (in class) and then go over them later and write them neater and more aesthetically pleasing in a second notebook. This helps with memorization and pleasing your mind with neater notes

And now… “Aesthetic FASTER Note-taking Tips For Everybody!” 😂

It really is an art form and labor of love to take decent and fast notes, especially when a professor/teacher drones on and you can't hear key words. I do a lot of editing, writing, and research now and I'm grateful for the skills I learned, cuz they make a huge difference. Here are some things I've learned and want to share: -Make good use of visual notetaking (Jetpens also has a blog on it). -Use bullet points and short words (haaaah) -Make important words stand out in a different style, like bubble letters or bold/colored in. -For definitions, I used arrows pointing to the answer. For story rough drafts, I color-code character names with a highlighter when they are speaking and write their dialogue. In final drafts, they are formatted for easy proof-reading. Small page flags or mini sticky notes are perfect to add ideas when I reread a scene or bookmark a page to go back to. -Draw a box and add a star around an important note or assignment to remember for that subject. Dates are a must if you want to remember what day you took those notes so you don't get confused and study the wrong material =D... -I always wrote those important assignments in the top right of the page so I knew exactly where they were when I flipped through notes. -Think about the style of the notebook, especially if your hands are getting trapped by the coil. Think about the type of pen or pencil you use. I write with gel pens for journaling, but ballpoint for notes, because I can write faster with them. I used to take notes in pencil, but back-to-back graphite is a sad bad idea. And omg that corrector on the end of the pen is beautiful, but it must be hard to refill T_T <3

I take terrible notes, so I rewrite them carefully (what use is an open book test if I cannot understand my notes?). This is where JetPens comes in.

1st day in school: “Trying to be like this” 1st week of school: *Realizes that i cant take aesthetic notes on the 1st go 1st month of school: *Gets 2 notebooks, one to write during class, one to write aesthetically October: *starts to fret as subjects beginning to get tougher Winter break: *Relaxes a little too much, loses aesthetic notebook over the holidays 1st day after winter break: *Panic Some days after that day: *saves up money and gets a new notebook Sees that it’s coming in March: *panic Early and Mid January: *scratches notes on informational notebook Late January and February 1st to February 5th: *doesnt bother to write, dreams about birthday party February 6th (if i have school that day): *doesnt do anything, has fun on birthday February 7th to Early March: *procrastinates for no reason, doesnt write anything anymore The day the aesthetic notebook arrives: *tries to copy notes from informational journal, can’t understand my own handwriting When i realize that: *panic because these stuff are going to be there in the final exam March to April: *writes stuff down again in informational journal but slowly stops using the aesthetic notebook May: *decides to start studying for final exam that’s in late May Cant understand notes: *panic, has to look up on computer and decides to copy on aesthetic notebook When i see i lost the notebook: *raging, gets a random notebook, erases everything in it, and tries to decode everything in informational notebook for at least a week Final Exams come: *tries to find “aesthetic notebook”, finds out that i lost THAT notebook, gives up and goes to school After final exams: *Throws away informational notebook, has fun The day the exam results come: *stares in wonder in how the hell did i pass Early summer: LIVIN THE LIFE YO! WHO CARES ABOUT SCHOOL?! WHO NEEDS DUMB NOTES ANYWAY?! Late July: hey…I remember my New Years resolution…to get more neater? Well, i guess I’ll start by organizing my room and…NOTES! I WANT TO GET AESTHETIC NOTES! LETS SEARCH UP SOMETHING ON YOUTUBE! I AM GOING TO BE MORE NEATER THIS SCHOOL YEAR! 1st day of school: “Trying to be like that” 1st week of school: *realizes i cant do it, decides to do the plan that i failed last year And the whole cycle repeats again! Reply if you are like this too! 2 yr update: oh my gosh I remember writing this bc I was nervous for middle school and I was 11, now im 13 and js graduated! Time really flies!

My college notes were useless to others because I wrote them in my own form of shorthand where I used specific words to trigger mental notes. I was also pretty good at memorizing where a particular topic was on a given page (I.e. bottom right, top left), so my notes were uniquely just for me. In the workplace, I tend to use the same method, but take more care to write more neatly now, when I can. If writing is rushed and I want to use as a future cheat sheet, I’ll write out more neatly or type them up and add them to my notebook.

These are all really great tips and ones I wish I'd gotten when I was in college! I really don't have anything to add; I was pretty improvisational with my note-taking. True story, I used to write in all-caps and cursive interchangeably, so I'd do my headers in all-caps so I could quickly scan and find what I was looking for and my notes in cursive to prevent hand strain. Nowadays, I eyeball indents to keep organized, but then again I'm not in school anymore... Oh, wait, I do have something! A lot of these tips go out the window in art studio style classes. Word of advice for those: unless you're specifically told to have a notebook separate from your sketchbook- and you should have a sketchbook- use your sketchbook for notes. The juxtaposition of sketches and notes helps you remember stuff for projects and looks really interesting besides. If you don't like your handwriting on the blank page, try sticky notes or a memo pad! Jetpens has them in a variety of sizes and styles, as well as washi tape if you need to make sure they stay in.

I feel like the only thing you REALLY need is aesthetic handwriting, which I don't have

It's 2 am here in India 🇮🇳 taking a break from study and just got a notification from JetPens about AESTHETIC NOTE TAKING that I've been wanting for... It's really amazing 💜 Lot's of love to JetPens and everyone!💕

This speaks to my soul. When I was a student, I was already definitely obsessed with pretty and organized notes. But as many have said, there's not enough time in real time to do that. What I would do is write down notes as the classes happen and then when I go home, rewite all of it in the way I want it to look. This personally worked as studying, too, since I was taking my time to review and rewrite everything.

I'm definitely a doodler, I tend to use a lot of embellishments and doodles to fill the page. Mainly because I'm a visual and kinesthetic learner. I have to associate what I'm learning to a drawing and muscle movement.