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‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops (www.dazeddigital.com)
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The vast majority of students rely on laptops – and increasingly AI – to help with their university work. But a small number are going analogue and eschewing tech almost entirely in a bid to re-engage their brains

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I used to take my laptop into the lecture hall but I hardly ever actually used it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Same. I mostly used it for homework between classes.

    I found the most effective strategy for me was to do the reading before class, bring the book in to refer to, listen intently for things I didn't get from the book, and reread the section after class. If the professor specifically called out something to take notes on, I'd either do that on my phone or pull out my laptop (esp just before midterms or finals).

    My handwriting is awful and I almost never refer to my notes anyway.

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