Good SQE1 notes should help you understand the rule, identify the exam trigger and retrieve the answer quickly. More pages do not automatically mean better revision.
Use detailed notes to understand a topic, then reduce the same material into high-yield summaries, tables, timelines or decision steps. The shorter version should not replace understanding. It should help you retrieve what you already learned.
SQE topics often contain time limits, procedural steps, statutory conditions and exceptions that are easy to confuse. Put these into tables or visual sequences instead of burying them inside long paragraphs.
Highlighting works best when it identifies a rule, trigger, exception or common trap. If most of a page is highlighted, the visual signal disappears. Add a short note explaining why the passage matters or when you would apply it.
After finishing a topic, write down the rule from memory, answer a few questions, or explain the topic without looking at the page. This shows whether the notes have become usable knowledge rather than familiar-looking text.
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