The Oxford Notes Method
Become a natural learner.
Stop taking time-consuming and easily forgotten notes. Oxford Notes is a flexible and evidence-based method for getting more value and joy from what you’re reading throughout your studies and career.
‘Your note-taking method is exactly what I've been looking for.’ – Susan Johnson MD MS
Thinking Slow With HQ&A: Take Better Notes When Reading Non-Fiction (Pt 1)
Get More Value and Joy from Books with Handwritten HQ&A Notes (Pt 2)
Think Deeper: Upgrade your HQ&A Notes with Up, Down, and Across (Pt 3)
Thinking Fast with Jump Notes: Note-taking for Those that Hate Note-taking (Pt 4)
Breadth and Depth: A Practical Workflow for Efficient Note-taking (Pt 5)
Example HQ&A Notes: How to Avoid Climate Disaster (2021) – Bill Gates
Coming Soon:
Oxford Notes eBook
The 3-step note-taking technique for accelerating your learning and ambitions.
A method nine years in the making
A bit of background
While studying at Oxford, I became buried under massive reading lists. To adapt, I looked for a note-taking method designed for deep thinking on a deadline that I could carry over into my career.
Most of the options I looked at only worked in an academic setting. That's when I started developing Highlight, Question and Answer (HQ&A) notes.
That exercise saw the birth of two techniques, HQ&A and Jump Notes. Together they form the Oxford Note-taking Method.
The method is process-light, evidenced-based, usable with a pen and paper or a computer. It’s also designed so you can earn compound interest on your notes by being able to easily remix old notes to create new insights.
Your note-taking knife and fork
After nine years of development and four years of teaching the approach to iron out the kinks, the Oxford Notes method will be released as an eBook to help others make the most of their minds.
The method is made up of two evidence-based techniques that serve as the knife and fork in your note-taking toolkit: HQ&A and Jump Notes.
The first is for thinking slow (note-making) and the second is for thinking fast (note-taking). Together, you’ll be able to carve up most everything you read or hear.
Warm wishes from London,
Jamie | @JamoeMills
