Hi José,
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020, at 2:29 AM, José María Mateos wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I would like to pick your brains on how you organise and retrieve > >information that you read in books (physical or ebook) and long-form > >articles online. > > > >Over the years I have been getting increasingly frustrated at not being > >efficient in deriving meaningful value from what I have read and curated via > >notes and highlights from these readings. I wanted to get better at > >retaining what I read and also in being able to connect the dots and > >identifying overlapping and intersecting themes and topics across the > >various books and articles I have read. I also have the recurring problem of > >not being able to remember/find that quote or that impressive eloquent > >passage in a book or article that I read a few weeks or months ago. > > I'm on your same boat, but I have found out it makes no sense (for me) > to try to find a solution. I know I have very bad memory when I read > books, so I've made peace with it in two ways: for every book I read, > distill the contents to a mental paragraph that I could use to explain > to someone what the book is about; and also focus on two or three very > salient points the book makes, and treasure them. So I don't try to > remember most of what I read, it's pointless for me. That is a refreshing contrarian view. Do you store the metal paragraph in some form or other somewhere other than in your head? I am guessing you have not regretted not being able to recollect the material that you don't recall? Do you not need any such material for professional or daily use in some form? Regards, Srijith
