For the average professor, a student whose notebook is full of miscellaneous papers, magazine clippings, grocery lists, foil, dryer lint or playing cards doesn’t seem like an effective use of space.

There's more to consider than just what supplies to buy this year (though we'll help with that too.) When you're a student, your notes are your lifeblood. With more online options than ever for ...

If you want to actually retain what you're learning, you'll need to take notes the old-fashioned way. Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search ...

Works like a charm. You get so caught up in something that you completely miss what is actually more important. Misdirection can thwart the nefarious plans of movie villains and sometimes (temporarily ...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. To take the best notes in ...

Taking notes in order to keep track of something doesn’t have to be exclusive to a classroom setting. In fact, people can take notes about practically anything, and gaming is no exception to that.

Daniel Willingham is a cognitive scientist, by which I mean, he is an academic researcher who extracts information from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and ...