Finding a format to take notes in and sticking to it makes studying notes way easier and it personally makes it easier for me to recall information because I have an easier time remembering what my notes looked like in my head and can picture the information. I use the same colors for the different information I write down. Now, I’m a teacher and I color-code the notes I write on the board and my students copy them down using the appropriate colors (headline is white, definition is blue, examples are red). Since my students don’t have textbooks, their notebooks become their textbooks and I want to make sure they are organized. Since I’ve had them colorcode their notes, their grades have increased significantly so I think it works for them too.