WEBVTT - Take notes

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to take notes when you're in appointments

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<v Speaker 1>with professionals. Write down anything you need or want to remember.

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<v Speaker 1>That way, when you leave the appointment, you'll feel confident

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<v Speaker 1>that you understand the information you heard and you know

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<v Speaker 1>what steps you need to take. In a recent episode,

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<v Speaker 1>I suggested preparing for appointments with professionals by keeping track

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<v Speaker 1>of the questions you want to ask and the concerns

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<v Speaker 1>you want to bring up. So often, when we are

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<v Speaker 1>asked if we have any questions or concerns, we draw

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<v Speaker 1>a blank, only to remember these things in the car

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<v Speaker 1>on the way home. Better to keep a list. Taking

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<v Speaker 1>notes during appointments builds on that preparation and offers another

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<v Speaker 1>way for you to make the most of the professional's expertise.

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<v Speaker 1>There's pretty good evidence that when students take notes in class,

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<v Speaker 1>they do indeed remember more of the material. When you

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<v Speaker 1>are paying good money or taking the time to seek

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<v Speaker 1>the advice of a professional on something, remembering more of

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<v Speaker 1>the material helps you get a good return on this investment.

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<v Speaker 1>You can go pretty low tech for taking notes, just

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<v Speaker 1>get a notebook and use that. If you or a

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<v Speaker 1>family member has a complex condition requiring a lot of appointments,

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<v Speaker 1>that person might need his or her own notebook, But

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<v Speaker 1>if everyone is pretty healthy, you could just use one

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<v Speaker 1>for health matters. You might have a separate notebook for

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<v Speaker 1>home projects if you're doing a lot of stuff there.

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<v Speaker 1>For appointments that happen in other places, you will have

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<v Speaker 1>to remember to take the notebook with you, so honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>if you forget, it is not that big a deal.

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<v Speaker 1>You can use any piece of paper you can find

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<v Speaker 1>and staple that into the notebook later. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>more digitally oriented, a word file can work the same way.

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<v Speaker 1>No need to take your computer with you. Two appointments,

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<v Speaker 1>you can take notes on your phone, email the notes

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<v Speaker 1>to yourself, and then paste them into the document. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>you take a digital or paper approach, it's valuable to

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<v Speaker 1>have a record of what was discussed and the plans

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<v Speaker 1>you agreed upon. Often appointments go really fast, and depending

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<v Speaker 1>on the topic, you may feel a little and anxiety

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<v Speaker 1>during them. Having a written record means that when you

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<v Speaker 1>are back home from your doctor's appointment or after the

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<v Speaker 1>contractor has left, and you don't have the same time

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<v Speaker 1>pressure or anxiety. You'll be able to review your notes

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<v Speaker 1>and feel confident in your takeaways. An added benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>taking notes is that it communicates to the professional that

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<v Speaker 1>you are paying attention. And what's more, you may feel

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortable asking clarifying questions when you're taking notes. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that doesn't necessarily make sense. It is not

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<v Speaker 1>more valid to ask a question to make sure your

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<v Speaker 1>notes are right than it is to ask a question

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure you understand. But be that as it may.

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<v Speaker 1>Plenty of people feel less self conscious asking questions when

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<v Speaker 1>they're taking notes. Let me make sure I'm understanding what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm writing down. I should give my kid this meta

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<v Speaker 1>some with meals, or did I get this right what

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<v Speaker 1>I've written here? That I can invest ten dollars in

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<v Speaker 1>my solo four oh one K even though we're past

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the calendar year. You want to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that everyone has a shared understanding of what is

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<v Speaker 1>going on. Taking notes is a great way to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that everything is clear and that you remember what

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<v Speaker 1>you need to do, even when it is no longer

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<v Speaker 1>convenient to ask questions. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of

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