As I re-kindled my obsession with reading a few years ago, I discovered that after devouring a great book and learning a bunch, my goldfish-like memory failed me. Other than the title of the book, or perhaps the colour of the front cover, I retained almost none of the learnings. I’d lost all the nuggets in the sluice water. Enter Tim Ferriss, his advice on indexing, and sticky tabs. Mine is a simple process, and comes down to a few quick steps.
- Tagging & underlining
- Distillation
- Indexing
STEP 1. Tagging & Underlining: Seems easy, right? My first few attempts were unbridled Continue reading A personal research assistant…you!