How I Take Notes When I’m Doing Research

Writing personal summaries of what I encounter turns raw info into knowledge

Clive Thompson

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I know a lot of reporters, and we often talk about various writing techniques: How to establish rapport with an interview subject, how to structure a long piece, how to stop procrastinating. (That last one is a biggie.)

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Clive Thompson

I write 2X a week on tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer at NYT mag/Wired; author, “Coders”. @clive@saturation.social clive@clivethompson.net