If you ask me, effective note taking boils down to three key components.

With web 2.0 in full swing, its no surprise that many of us are in the information overload mode. We don't know how best to manage this information to make our lives easier and more productive.

This book "Double Your Learning Power" has an interesting preface that says "this book does not subscribe to the belief that memory can be improved. This is not to say we cannot remember better."