Note Taking Tips

Hi Monkeys,

I'm an incoming summer MBA Associate starting in a few weeks at a BB. I'm interested to hear what some of you who have been in the industry have done to keep track of notes / things you've learned over the years. During recruiting it was pretty straightforward because everything I learned (400 q's / technicals) could be kept in Excel, but I feel like I wouldn't want to do that if I'm trying to keep track of shortcuts or maybe frameworks.

I'm debating the idea of using Notion or OneNote, but would love to hear what's worked for you all. TIA! 

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