Up: [[Notemaking Mastery]] Related: [[Questioning]] Created: 2022-06-21 Updated: 2026-09-08 > [!Orbit] Nick Milo > It’s as simple as asking ourselves some questions. *Italicized is what I’ve added after reviewing my facilitation books plus [[Focused Conversation Questions]]. ### Create the Note First make sure it’s signal not noise! ### Connect to Something This reminds me of It is related to For me, the relevant link is *Something similar I’ve experienced is* *When this was happening, what went through my mind was* *I know/I don’t know* ### Clarify What is it, really? (Thing/concept) How can it be said more clearly? (Statement/observation) How can it be said more powerfully? (Opinion) It is important to me because *The words or phrases that stand out are* *What happened is What this means for me is Other choices that existed were ### Colour If it could utter a single line, it would say… It is like (Analogy or Metaphor) I have experienced this when *I was surprised by* ### Critique What is this similar to and different from? It is good because; it is bad because A related fact is A related quote is Hmm, it makes me wonder It also applies in *It makes me feel* *The assumptions I am making are* *What new information would change my mind? *So what?* ### Cite Where did this idea come from? External references say **I’m adding an eighth C** ### Commit *My next step is* *What I need to do differently is* *Now what?* *For my action to be successful, I need* ### Curate Take all ingredients of the note and move them around