Through the various note taking strategies I have learned about in this class, there are a few takeaways that I feel are necessary to be a good note taker. I believe abbreviations and acronyms are crucial in faster and more efficient note taking. I also feel that they provide a more efficient studying strategy as they provide easy ways to remember certain concepts. Note taking typically can be very stressful as at times it is often difficult to keep up with what an instructor is lecturing about, so I found it quite useful to be able to use acronyms in class as it both helped me keep up with lecture and also allowed me to remember the full name of the acronym better. I firmly believe the method of using abbreviations and/or acronyms are the key to being successful in a learning environment.