1. Be disciplined
Begin writing fieldnotes as soon after events as you can. The sooner you start writing your fieldnotes, the better they will be. In other words, work with a sense of urgency based on the assumption that you will forget almost everything that’s happened very quickly. When you’re in a place, things quickly become familiar and it’s easy to think that you’ll remember what that person looked like, or what that person said and how they said it, or how the room was arranged. Odds are – unless you’ve got a photographic memory – you’ll have forgotten in a few days. Or at least your recollection will be a characterless reconstruction compared to if you had written about it 10 minutes after being there. Work from the jottings – hurried notes taken in situ – as soon possible after the events or interactions of interest as you can.
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2. Structure your notes

3. Be specific
4. Consider all of the senses
6. Be reflexive
7. Analyze
Conclusion
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