The Productivity Sketchbook #7: What is Sketchnoting?

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• Visual Notetaking, or Sketchnoting is the practice of combining handwritten text and drawings to create more memorable notes.
• It forms the backbone of visual productivity, and is where your drawing skills will be most applicable.
  • Nice! I'm ready!
• Sketchnoting takes advantage of Dual Coding Theory, which I've talked about before:
  • Dual Coding Theory (Allen Paivio, University of Western Ontario, 1971)
    • Our brains process info in two ways
      • Verbal (words)
      • Visual (images)
    • Helps you retain more information as it's storied in multiple formats
• I often remember things going on around me when I'm performing physical actions.
• For example, I was making brownie ice cream when I first watched the Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers movie on Disney Plus.
• Now whenever I make ice cream I'm reminded of a silly movie.
  • That does seem a weird connection...
• The same thing happens while Sketchnoting. A drawing can tie itself to a memory of what's going on around you when you're making the drawing.
• That's Dual Coding in action!
  • That's handy for lectures, conferences, classes, meetings...
    • and newsletters!
• Sketchnoting is going to be a big focus here on The Productivity Sketchbook, as well as my YouTube Channel.
• My next video is going to show you how to make your first Sketchnote!
  • Looking forward to that!
• In the meantime, checkout my list of Sketchnote resources at creadevlabs.com/sketchnote-resources
• Until next time!