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Yes, everyone is unique and needs to find out what works for them. When my fiancee and I went to the beach this morning, she claimed she missed her swimming group class because she gets a better workout with them versus when she's by herself.

For me, I definitely get a better workout with a group that pushes me to the edge but I don't need a group to get a good workout

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Group workouts can definitely push you (well me anyway) harder than individual. I like running alone, but I used to occasionally run on a track with a friend that was faster than me, and would end up going way harder than I could possibly make myself on my own.

I suppose the analogy to note taking is something like you're better finding someone to discuss the material with, because it can help you internalize better (with the caveat that at least for math, I have to have some decent understanding before I can discuss a topic or the discussion ends up not helping)

In graduate school (economics) I was part of a small* group that took and shared extensive notes. It really felt like a Voltron-esque superpower. We were way smarter and more capable together than we were on our own.

That experience is part of the flame that keeps me passionate about shared knowledge graphs.

* We were 3 to 7 people (depending on the night), meeting one to three hours a night, maybe three or four nights a week.

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