Write this down: Taking notes is your most underrated work skill

"Write this down — it's going to be on the final exam," said no boss ever.

Note-taking is an unsung challenge of moving from school to the workplace — we're in a completely new environment, with totally different reasons for note-taking and different needs for how we'll use our notes later on, yet most of us are relying on the methods we used in our high school history class.

And while it's rare that anyone will lose a job for not taking notes on something, the small, ongoing effect of bad notes (or skipping notes completely) can really hurt your career. How many times have you had to email your boss, a colleague, or a client asking a question about something she talked about in a meeting the other day because you forgot it? That's hurting that relationship — not to mention everyone's productivity. Read more...

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