Are You Outlining Against Your Brain?

Insider Tip: The way you think shapes the way you outline.

Challenge Yourself: Take the quiz below to identify whether you’re a big-picture or detail-oriented thinker, and use that self-awareness to outline more efficiently.

Have you ever tried outlining a certain way just because other students were doing it? That’s totally normal—everyone does that at some point, trying to figure it out.

But what if their approach to outlining actually made it ten times harder for your brain to learn? Or worse—what if your own approach isn’t helping you understand your materials? 

If you fall into either category, have you thought about how your thinking preference shapes the way you outline? 

I've identified two types of thinkers in law school below—and each one’s approach to outlining matches how their mind naturally learns.