How Digital Note-Taking has Saved Me Time and Effort
Tags: codenewbie, notetaking, selflearning, javascript
Published: 2020-09-22 18:10:52

## Use Notion to Take Notes While Learning to Code – Best Tips and Tricks 

Whether you are a student, self-learner, or mom with 20 To-Do lists note-taking is an inevitable part of life. Before diving into the world of digital note-taking, I was obsessed with buying notebooks, colorful pens, and highlighters for anything I could think of. Do not get me wrong I still spend a large amount of money buying them. However, since going digital I have saved a lot of time and effort, not money but hopefully, we will get there someday.

Digital note-taking has been a time saver because everything is located in one app. I do not have to look through piles of notebooks. If I am looking for a specific topic I can easily search for it within the app. 

It has also saved me a lot of effort. Let’s be honest it is easier to carry around only one laptop, phone, or iPad instead of 3 different notebooks and a backpack full of pens, highlighters, and sticky notes. If I make a mistake, hello backspace. 

In this post, I will also share with you some tips and tricks on using the Notion App for note-taking while learning how to code.

### Pages 
![pagePerCourse](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/zwd9wu1z3fhiv0m2oias.png)
 
Create a page per course or subject. I have a Page for "Responsive Web Design" and a separate one for "JavaScript". I also have a personal page, where I take notes on daily life happenings. As well as a content page where I keep track of you guessed it, my content. If you are interested in seeing specific posts on any of those leave it in the comments. 

### Headings 
![headings](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/jj6vrjtyoolip7w71vx1.png)


You can use headings to show the hierarchy and importance of topics or which topics go within others. 

### Toggle 
![toggle](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/d066h8cfqq77huds2bfm.png)

You can use the toggle option for overarching topics or section names. It is easier to find them later if you are looking for a reference. Also helps keep your notes organized and less cluttered. 

### Bullet Points 
![Bullet](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/p2ywq13h77z5upsjedgi.png)
 

You can nest bullet points within the toggle to write down subtopics. 

### Color Coding and Styling 
![color](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/m8f8k0dsndea2swswde4.png)
 
You can color-code by highlighting, or changing the text color. You can also bold, italicize, and link text. Goodbye highlighter, pens, pencils, rulers, etc. 


### Code Snippets 
![code](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/6jmsftifcgacrl8ftwoj.png)
 

The best feature, in my opinion, is that you can add code snippets. A code block or even code styling within the regular text. This is very helpful for future reference or if you want to use the actual code. 

I hope this post was helpful and who knows it might actually help you save some money. 

If you have any questions or simply want to chat [let's connect!](https://www.instagram.com/brendamichellle/)

 
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