https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P57Bg5yIkdA&t=26s
Tip: Steal Like an Artist - Austin Kleon
“Reading for me means: getting dots to connect.”
What to read?
- What am I CURIOUS about right now?
- What is a PROBLEM I would like to solve?
Build your anti-library: the books that you haven’t read yet.
Listening (audiobooks) is not the same as reading (duh).
Combine them (reading along while listening) is ok.
Tip: How to Read a Book - Mortimer J. Adler & Charles van Doren.
Book Notes Template file (16:19): see also the front matter between --- and ---.
- 3 sentence summary
- Mind Map (or Concept Map) graphic or PDF
- Notes (Markdown), while working on them create atomic notes by putting key words in double brackets
- Add metadata when the note is created
Tip: Book Search Plugin (Obsidian Community)
Tip: The Bookworm Podcast (non-fiction books).