" Second is Cornell notes. Use them. Cornell notes split your note-taking into three parts: taking notes, writing cues, and summarizing. In this way, you create your own study guide, with the ability to go into as much detail as you want on command. The fact that you’ve gone through the information three times also doesn’t hurt. Finally, self-explanation. Do it. When we are forced to try to explain concepts through self-inquiry, we will quickly discover what we do know and what we don’t know at all. These are called blind spots, and they are far more common than you might like to think. Can "

― Peter Hollins , The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything, Learn More in Less Time, and Direct Your Own Education