When I’m review seeds and trying to determine if I can grow them into sprouts, which might connect to other sprouts and grow into some bigger, I’m looking for:
Seed Source:
Ev Chapman, Forget Book Summaries: This Note-Taking Method Will Change How You Read Books
I pick the top 3 that I find most interesting in one of these three categories:➤ One note that I can take action on. This might be something that I learned that I want to put into action. Just one thing.
I put it on my task list and schedule it to do.
➤ One Thing To Think About. Writing is thinking. So if I want to understand a concept or an idea from the book I just spend time writing & exploring. I personally find I remember far more from books when I do this more explorative writing than just trying to summarise things.
➤ One Thing To Connect. Our brain remembers things through connections. So I take one note and try and connect it into something that I already know. Because I've been doing this for a while I have a bunch of notes on all sorts of topics.
So I just go to my notes & see if I can find a connection.
