[paulryanrogers]

This balance was a struggle for me in college. I'd forget without notes and taking too many I missed a lot of nuance and opportunities to ask questions.

Ultimately I realized it was more important to have a skeleton of notes and err on the side of paying closer attention in the moment. Then backfill any additional notes afterward.

Others would record the lecture audio. But that seemed like torture to me since it doubled the lecture time.

As others have said, the most optimum point varies per person and perhaps even changes per subject or over time.