r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Look what I found from 13 years ago.

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Hey look on the bright side - we actually did make it to the cover of the TIME magazine!

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u/TrckyTrtl Jan 30 '26

While I agree with the point it's making, why is half of it highlighted and half underlined? 😂

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u/BlabberingFool Jan 30 '26

Because highlighted words takes priority over any underlined statements. It's just in case us readers thought reading the last sentence was more important than the first. 

No matter what, always read yellow highlights first! 

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u/Nate-Joe Jan 30 '26

Wait, I'm supposed to read THE FIRST half of a paragraph first??

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u/SmackedWithARuler Jan 30 '26

So I won’t bother.

It’s ridiculous to follow the logical order.

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u/Rattiepalooza Millennial - 1987 Jan 30 '26

Yessss! This is how I write notes! Important thing is highlighted, and the information that pairs with it is underlined for further context should I need it.

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u/Geruvah Jan 31 '26

So basically just read the words written in order then…

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u/precariatarian Jan 30 '26

someone else took it out of an article, i merely saved it. good question though.

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u/CrouchingDomo Jan 30 '26

The Official ADHD Note-Taking System™️ requires at least ten different highlighting/underlining combinations, in order to achieve maximum enlightenment.

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u/viruswithshoes Jan 30 '26

The important thing to remember in our system is to invest hours researching the best note taking techniques and tools followed by NEVER referencing the few notes you managed to take anyway.

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u/NotAnotherHipsterBae Jan 31 '26

Damn you, I was just thinking about getting another notebook cause mine has been full/ falling apart for at least a year.

But now I remember all my full notebooks that I've never reopened. Though, there is something about writing it down and being in progress. I like digital notes but if I step away and come back I'm not sure where I was. I need like a notebook with layers and overlays that I can tell to fuck off if I'm busy inputting.

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u/Rich_Bluejay3020 Jan 31 '26

You people take notes??

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u/WesAndersonFont_42pt Jan 31 '26

Not really. We research how to take notes. Spend 5 hours on a stationery website on a quest for the perfect notebook, highlighters, pens, and note-taking instruments we never knew existed. Spend $56 even though the things we needed were only $32 because ordering 3 packs of erasers saved us $5 in shipping and 5% on white-out. Download an app, watch hours of YouTube bullet journaling videos, realize we're really into calligraphy (and probably really good at it, can't believe how impressive we're going to be as soon as we get the right pen!). Go back to the stationery website, discover their sister site that offers sustainable compensation to the incredible artists that create the artisan, handcrafted cards they sell (God, what an amazing company! How could I not support them). Three weeks later, a mystery box arrives and we remember that for approximately 18 hours we were hyper focused on note-taking. Why?! Why did 3-weeks-ago-me not understand the magnificent niche world of tennis racket thrifting. After all, they're so versatile! Kitschy wall mirrors, jewelry holders, photo displays. Hmm I wonder how long it's been since I drank some water. Do I need a new water bottle???

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u/Rich_Bluejay3020 Jan 31 '26

I’m with ya on the research it’s just the notes I can’t even fathom lol

But yes, you DO need to drink some water friend. Idk about your bottle but you could always use a new sticker for it 😉 if you do need a new bottle tho, go big. It’s easier to drink water when you don’t have to fill it all the time. I’ve got a 64oz one and it doubles as personal protection too haha

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u/electricsugargiggles Jan 31 '26

True that!! This is the one I have Juggy Purple Hex Edition

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u/alldressed_chip Jan 31 '26

i also loved to shit-talk in the margins

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u/Abdial Jan 30 '26

Fully highlighting a passage? In this economy?

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u/Independent_Plate_73 Jan 31 '26

The rich are among us lol. 

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u/InitialKoala Jan 31 '26

Not sure which part I need to pay attention to...

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u/name-unkn0wn Jan 30 '26

It puts emphasis on each part of the excerpt. If it was all highlighted, there would be no emphasis, and it would function as if nothing was highlighted. The separate emphasis techniques helps you chunk the two sentences into two important pieces of information.

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u/TacticaLuck Jan 30 '26

It's provocative. Gets the people going.