Studying_Notetaking_Test_Resources
Simply put: smart people take notes and look them over. In reality, you cannot possibly remember everything that you need to know; to be successful, you need to write, review, and repeat in order to make things stick. Think about the lyrics to your favourite song. You can probably repeat those by heart, but it took a lot of listening and repeated exposure to the song to remember it. Take the same time with the important stuff and you'll have greater success.