[natep]

I try to do the same thing in lectures. Unless I'm late or the lecturer is a particularly fast talker, I can usually process the information to the point where I'm writing my current understanding in my own words. Much better for me than taking dictation for an hour.

[bornhuetter]

> I can usually process the information to the point where I'm writing my current understanding in my own words.

Can you explain what you mean by this?

[Swizec]

He means he's taking notes.

Rather than painstaikingly writing down everything the lecturer says. Which would be stupid anyway, that's what audio recorders are for.

[LaRakel]

You can't skim over audio recordings

[Posibyte]

I ran through my audio recordings in 1.5x speed the week before finals when I was studying. It's kinda like skimming.