I'm the same as you, although I believe most people are not like us. In fact, I find visual input so distracting that when I'm on a conference call and we're talking about something very complex, I actually close my eyes to listen/concentrate even better. This technique felt like magic when I first discovered it and it still does every time I use it now. Unfortunately, this method isn't socially acceptable in face to face interactions. :)

But, I know my wife does not learn well this way. I also help my kids with their homework every night and I've tried this method with them when they don't understand something -- it doesn't work well for them either. Everybody does learn differently and I wish I learned how I learn best while I was actually in College; I probably could have saved myself a lot of time by not taking notes at all.

I hope there is now, but at least when I transitioned from high school to college, there weren't any simple resources to prepare me for the workstyle adjustments that I should have made. So, I appreciate this article at least in the sense that it is trying to offer students a framework for success. That said, I wish it offered some alternative suggestions for those who can't write notes and "listen" at the same time.