{"id":2916,"date":"2009-12-22T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2021-05-23T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T00:16:36","slug":"tips-for-taking-meeting-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/12\/tips-for-taking-meeting-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for taking meeting notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Michael (who calls himself a GTD implementer for two years and counting), wrote to us with this question:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/12\/notes.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2917\" title=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gtdtimes\/2009\/12\/notes.jpg\" alt=\"notes\" width=\"231\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curious if anyone has any tips\/symbols or shortcuts for notetaking. I tend to write circles next to actionable items when I\u2019m taking meeting notes and starring important items, but always looking for a better system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the tip I shared:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One tip I find useful is to create a separate page at the start of the meeting called &#8220;mindsweep&#8221; where I collect open items and next actions I create during the meeting.\u00a0 I often have things on that too that have nothing to do with the meeting. Then, when I leave the meeting, processing the meeting notes is a separate item to handle from the mindsweep page.<\/p>\n<p><em>Got a tip to share? We&#8217;d love to hear what works for you.\u00a0 Leave a comment or email us at <a href=\"mailto:editor@gtdtimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editor@gtdtimes.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael (who calls himself a GTD implementer for two years and counting), wrote to us with this question: Curious if anyone has any tips\/symbols or shortcuts for notetaking. I tend to write circles next to actionable items when I\u2019m taking meeting notes and starring important items, but always looking for a better system. 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