The day I stopped furiously taking notes was the day my marks dramatically improved.
Listening is far . . . FAR more effective. Besides, the prof isn't going to test you on things he himself hasn't written down. I can tell you that a portion of what they say per class is impromtu, or relating things to real life examples, which isn't covered in the textbook.
I went from B+ to Dean's List student with that method.
And if you're scared you didn't capture something you should have? Someone always has a laptop. Give someone five bucks for a copy. They can't say no - they're starving students.
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