I'm currently living with my parents and I disturb them all day by telling what I read everyday 😉. I think unknowingly it is a great way to remember what you read.

@elizabethfilips

2 жыл бұрын

love this

@Momo-yl3hs

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same but they don’t understand me and they feel bored about it

@froggywaffles9454

2 жыл бұрын

same lmao, my parents say I have a specific smile when I’m about to mention something about a book I’m reading/ have read.

@mechanicaltypewriteroperat9885

2 жыл бұрын

Love your atom diagram. Personally publishing technology show evolve. I have seen some cutting-edge VR/AR educational materials. I hope one day people can experience learning through all their senses not just the eyes. Plus watching a lecture with closed caption or some transcript technology along where the user can pause, rewind, zoom, change the speed is so much superior instead of live teacher. I don't know... But printing the letters is much superior for long-term memory I guess. Moving my vocal cords does not have that subconscious of effect.

@papl20

2 жыл бұрын

Saaaame! But with a friend rather than my parents. The classic "turn what you learn into a story" really works.

MAIN TAKEAWAY FROM THIS VIDEO: we read too passively and do not reflect on what we have learnt from a book, so we forget its main points. There are 3 steps we can take to reflect on books better 1. Write short impressions e.g. 3-5 sentences, as we go along reading the book 2. Summary of the main actionable takeaways - applying them to your own life 3. List your favourite quotes from the book (usually 3-5 books)

@greengreenieee8881

2 жыл бұрын

I am a writer so I normally don't have this problem but this seems like a good reccommendation.

@krisyoder9961

Жыл бұрын

@Rohan You mean "Actionable Takeaway from this video." :)

@anfasalah2766

Жыл бұрын

Thanks u very much-loved

@bonobobby

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean 3-5 quotes (in your 3 point)?

@iga10000

Жыл бұрын

In the video she talks about ‚actionable takeways’. See 3:45

I think we don't "forget" what we read. I actually think we store what impacts us on our subconscious and use it whenever we need it. Nevertheless, your tips are really useful and I'll be using them on my next reading.

@lolalinchen5403

Жыл бұрын

It´s like that gut feeling you get. Your subconscious mind leading you with the information passively stored in your brain.

@lavetha27

Жыл бұрын

Psychologists call this retrieval vs. storage failure and I agree with you that it's often retrieval failure.

@tegcroft2208

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@lilmoe4364

Жыл бұрын

I forget what I read sometimes, esp with short stories, where I often can only remember what the story is about, but not what happens. Pretty common. Then if I go back and review it, it's like "oh, that's right, that's what happens"

@jemappellemerci

Жыл бұрын

This is 100% true. When I was 15 I read a book that impacted me so much, it completely changed my view of life. Ask me what happens in the book and I can maybe recall 2-3 events? Ask me about the writing style and I can’t recall anything. That doesn’t remove the impact it had on me though.

In my opinion, (pls don't hate) I'd rather actually enjoy the book than take notes on it. There are many reasons for reading, for example, improving your imagination, reading skills, looking at things from a different perspective and enjoying it. I prefer reading to enjoy because reading something because you have to is boring and is known to ruin someone love for reading, and sure it can improve your imagination (which for me plays into te enjoy part) but if you're doing it to improve your skills read a non-fiction book because it will improve your knowledge on the topic you choose to read about and the vocabulary contained in the book and if you want to read look at someone's perspective yes fiction books do that (they also better your empathy and I've found that people who don't read have less empathy) but so do philosophy books, the whole point of them is to change your perspective. So if you buy a book that doesn't fall into the categories I've named and if you don't read to enjoy them or improve your imagination they could be worthless and meaningless to other than to make look pretty which is a pleasure in itself but unnecessary and a waste of money. I like aesthetic annotated books but I would want to read it first and maybe go back and annotate it if I like it. This is just my opinion and I am curious about and support your opinions even if they differ from mine. Have fun reading!

@tamzinmartin5660

2 жыл бұрын

I couldnt agree more! I read on the go and before bed, it is what i enjoy to do in my spare time,If i like the look of something i will just highlight it so i can re read that in future.I think english literature at school ruins a lot of joy in reading, feeling the need to break down a classic story into techniques feels like a chore and it is the same with notes.Personally I do not read to learn, I read because the blurb looks great and it helps me pass the time, notes just seems unneeded for something you do for pleasure, we arent "reading wrong"

@laobozu549

2 жыл бұрын

I think everyone has different ways of enjoying books and that's amazing ! To me, taking notes on books I like is a big part of the pleasure. I like over-analysing things, and I think that putting my thoughts on paper helps me a lot to not loose myself in all the running thoughts in my head. I haven't got a lot of friends or people invested enough so that I can discuss in such details, so it's a nice way to express myself ^-^ It also helps my memory and slow down the process of reading, since I can literally read a book a day if I'm invested in it, and going slower made the experience a lot more enjoyable and harder to forget. Overall, it depends on the books. Some I just wanna go with the flow, some I just wanna analyse everything. I like it that way ! :)

@blackprotagonist

2 жыл бұрын

yes. THIS. Taking notes just pulls me out of being immersed in the book. When I'm immersed, I'm visualizing everything and absorbing things a whole. Stopping to take notes forcing me to constantly start reading, stop reading, start reading, stop reading -- wait, I need to move that column over. Oops, I forgot to punctuate my i. Where was I again? Oh yeah, Chapter 2. Or 3?

@butterflymoon6368

2 жыл бұрын

exactly the same.

@sophiejames5958

2 жыл бұрын

@@laobozu549 yes I agree that analysing can be fun maybe if it's for like future plot but I'm just bad at that sort of thing lol. I find it fun to annotate a book and to sometimes analyse quoted but analysing the whole thing feels like a chore to me. But I respect your opinion and what you think about reading this is just my thoughts on it

i thought i was on 2x speed haha i apprecite the quick pace and your helpful tips to engange with the medium ! definitely something i will apply on my next read 😊

@Andreasloveofreading

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t keep up!!

@summer6787

2 жыл бұрын

Way too fast it made my head hurt 🤣 I couldnt absorb the information

@Techtalkpathou

2 жыл бұрын

same here

@joses.4078

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend putting al videos x2 speed from noe on, really helps a lot, in this one the ideal would be 1.5x but ofc I'm talking about the majority of videos

@josegray666

2 жыл бұрын

now play it at 2x speed for real this time lol

"Don't believe everything you think." I thought this was worth repeating. Great tips that I look forward to applying in my readings.

Very Thought Provoking! My mentor at 30 taught me that the best gift I could give myself was personal development. He also taught me to read for 15 minutes (8-10 pages) a day and in that process to read a book a month. At 70 I have read a lot of books. I wished I had stumbled on these ideas sooner, but I will definitely give them a try. Thank you.

@decakjeisaozasuncem8843

Жыл бұрын

the best gift you could give yourself is sharing the knowledge and making people around you developed because humanity works as a team, making only you developed is not the best way to go looks like your mentor forgot to teach you that its very important to think about others and never be selfish also he forgot to teach you that reading is impossible !

@daisiesforsatan

Жыл бұрын

@@decakjeisaozasuncem8843 what are you on about lmfao. He’s literally sharing his mentor’s tips lol

@benjaminjacome

Жыл бұрын

10 pages for 15 minutes? I take like an hour to read 8 pages

@allenahill4360

Ай бұрын

​@@decakjeisaozasuncem8843 reading is impossible??

Elizabeth, thank you so much for this video! I have been struggling with reading lately because I keep forgetting things that I have read and just highlighting favourite moments is no help. Your way of organizing this process is like a breath of fresh air, I found it very helpful and feel that my curiosity for new information is coming back because now I understand how to turn reading into the great adventure. So thank you for this once again! Btw, the quality of the video is on point, it was great watching it, so aesthetic and beautiful✨

I've been "mindlessly" making notes on books for years now. Reading a chapter, marking important points, then re-reading (more like skimming through) the chapter again and making Notion notes. I guess this is better than nothing and has certainly helped me with absorbing information from the books (I read almost exclusively 'sciencey' books, so I read very similarly to studying out of textbook!) but isn't great for a quick referral back to the book. I'm gonna implement this template and see what a difference it makes!

@ahu177

Жыл бұрын

I do something similar with self help and scientific books, most of it is actually research and I try to write notes like a textbook of the most important points, and then review this points and think about how they would apply to my life.

I usually listen to audio books while doing other things (driving, house chores, etc.) - Can't really think of a way to actually make any reasonable/sustainable notes on the books I read. But I also think - in a way - just digesting books without notes (unless needed for research/content creation/citations) allows me the freedom to simply enjoy the content. I found that many important ideas that I "wish I could take a note of" I come across in multiple books, so the ideas "stick" naturally, either because I notice them more naturally, or since they are very popular and appear in many different books.

@mavrett19

2 жыл бұрын

...couldn't agree more!!!!

@Pameliux23

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! I kind of prefer having more time to read more books by no taking notes, and as the concepts or facts are repeated in other books with other phrasing or other examples, these ideas or facts stick better to my head. Sometimes is good also to take notes reflecting or summarizing some themes you read about. That way your forced to go back to a book to quote it or understated a concept better.

@mcmerry2846

2 жыл бұрын

You'd better listen to a podcast instead...specially when learning a new language like myself

@Stake2_

Жыл бұрын

I think like that too, for anime or KZread videos I like to pause the media to write a comment, thoughts, and feelings about the specific time of the media. With "The Walking Dead" series I like to just enjoy the content without commenting, just feelings, watching the whole thing without pausing and stuff. I think the same thing about books, just reading it in flow mode, and registering how many pages I read, what page I stopped in, who is the author, and the publishing date. Remember the whole book, and chapters of the book as memories and feelings that I had and felt, how I imagined the chapter visually in my head.

@RichardHarlos

Жыл бұрын

Jonathan Gutman wrote, _"I usually listen to audio books while doing other things (driving, house chores, etc.) - Can't really think of a way to actually make any reasonable/sustainable notes on the books I read."_ I can think of a way for you to make notes on books you read: actually dedicate yourself to a block of time where you *read* them, without using the words _"listen"_ and _"read"_ as if they're synonymous. They aren't. When we dedicate ourselves to reading, without trying to multi-task, it isn't much to ask that one also have paper & pen on hand to take notes. Indeed, the note-taking becomes an integral part of the process -- think of it in the same way as 'turning the page' is an integral part of the process of reading a physical book.

This has completed revolutionized the way I read. I have always had the problem of not remembering absolutely nothing I have read. Now I am using your Notion template for the second book so far, and I love it. Thank you so much 🤩

Thank you Elizabeth. This is so interesting and helpful. Your Love for reading comes through and it’s contagious.

I think this is a really nice way to actively engage with things you're reading. We forget sometimes how much energy and forethought goes into writing books, especially when there are so many out there, and we often end up not giving them their due attention. In my own approach I also try to know more about who the author is, what drove them to write the book, and knowing a bit about the context at the time. There's just so much that I want to get through though and these deep reflections are so time consuming, dunno if I'll be able to commit to it fully for all books I read!

Thanks Elizabeth! Most of the book templates I found are so complicated, even just looking at it makes me discouraged to take the summary lmao. Yours is simple but comprehensive at the same time. Love this.

When I read a book, watch a tv series or a movie, I always write a small review of the chapter I read/saw and my impressions of it (the characters, the plot, the music, etc). This really helps me put my ideas together and understand fully the piece.

There are 3 steps we can take to reflect on books better 1. Impression: 3 to 5 sentences about the book along we r reading 2. Actionable Takeaways: Rewrite my 10 favorite highlighted quotes or sentences and ask myself how can i applying them to my own life 3. Quotes: 3 to 5 ,maybe 10 Quotes too powerful 4. Bonus section: answer the question the author ask them to the readers

Love it. A prime example for active reading. By not merely swiping through information but actively interacting with it, the process of trotting down all those notes is already good for internalizing the books. The result is great - a notion page for the book so that you can look back at any time. But the process of making it is the discussing with the writer themselves.

I've never watched your videos before and I'm not even finished with this one yet; but thank you so much. Any video I watch about either doesn't talk about taking notes or underlining OR says its a waste of time and I've always been intrigued by the notion of doing it. It makes the book feel personal. I housed an exchange student and she gave me the best present I've ever received, it was a book that she highlighted and wrote notes for me in. I wish it was easier to understand how to do it in the first place and i just love how simple you make it feel.

Loved this video if only to discover the treasure trove that is your book notes on your site! You just saved me dozens of hours in reading (especially of the books that I wouldn't have enjoyed). Reading your "Actionable Takeaways" on the screen was amazing stuff and lol I had actually read one of the books and forgotten everything, so you helped me re-learn it through your notes (to your point!) ❤

Very well-structured and informative content. Definitely looking forward to applying these methods to my next read. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

I love your content so much! Your videos aren’t one of those i just watch and never remember about them again - they’re the kind that are easy to implement in real life, easy to follow your recommendations because they resonate with my own struggles. It makes it so that every video of your channel that i watch, changes my life in some way, even if it was just for experimentation. I absolutely love that! Thanks so much 💖

Thank you, Elizabeth for this awesome advice. This is by far the most authentic reading and note-taking advice/methodology I have come across so far. It takes active reading to a whole new level which is elegant and fun. Thank you for sharing.

I love your book summaries format, Elizabeth! I'm beating post-covid brain fog and getting back into reading. I love Robert Greene's Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and The 48 Laws of Power. Been wondering how I can work with the message and apply it in my life and I find your video. Sweet.

Thank you so much for explaining the methods in detailed! Helpful for me as sometimes I feel like I read books without applying the insights in my own life. Thanks Elizabeth 😊

If you find you resonated with me in this video, you might enjoy my rambles in my newsletter (that'll also send you the book template I mentioned in this video straight to your inbox): www.getrevue.co/profile/elizabethfilips If you don't fancy joining the nerd club, no hard feelings, here's the Notion template: lizziefilips.gumroad.com/l/veqls?_gl=1*b6d28v*_ga*MTUzOTM3ODI1LjE2NTg0MTI3NTA.*_ga_6LJN6D94N6*MTY1ODQxMjc1MS4xLjEuMTY1ODQxNDE2Mi4w

@BARAAGAMER_YT

2 жыл бұрын

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@joeljaison3358

2 жыл бұрын

Great video Eli ❤️

@DrZakriya

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jesuslovesyou1

2 жыл бұрын

Have a great day special people

@anonamemous6865

2 жыл бұрын

If you are at my side I would probably read the entire books in the world

Great video! Love the tips and will be using it for sure. I normally take notes and highlight quotes. As you mentioned, it's not effective for non-fiction books. Thank you so much for sharing your strategy as I think this will be helpful for readers especially if we want to retain any of the information and use it in our lives. I find buddy reading helps with fiction books and discussing different impressions as we read along on Goodreads really cements the details. Haven't tried it with non-fiction though.

The actionable takeaways is a game-changer. Looking forward to using your Notion template. Thanks for this Elizabeth 🙂

I appreciate your speed of talking, keeps me engaged listening to you!

I listen to audiobooks on 1.5 to 2.0 speed and I now can recall audiobooks even after it’s been a year since I first listened to them. I still love to have the physical book so that I can highlight important stuff and so far I find that listening to the audiobook as I follow along with the physical book then I know what to highlight. I have ADHD and dyslexia so this has been helping me to read more and to read more critically.

The actionable takeaways... I'm telling you right now, this will change everything for me. I'm currently reading one of Dale Carnegie's books and though, he gives so much good advice there, I've recently come to realise that I've already forgotten a lot of the stuff he talked about. I was only trying to apply it right after reading, but I read the book with bigger breaks in between (I'm still trying to make reading a habit), so it's only normal that I don't remember everything, because so much time has already passed since reading some of the stuff. I will try your method of taking notes on books today. I've never taken any notes on books, so I'm very excited to change that ❤

@salmanlakho8243

Жыл бұрын

Same happens to me, i start reading and then i get engaged in other activities i forget to read again, and then i take it after long time

I guess it depends on the kind of book you're reading. A history book or a philosophy book may not have things you can immediately apply to your life as it is. It might just be the accumulation of nuggets of knowledge that will sperk a new understanding in the future in an unrelated context.

Thank you for your tips! I can feel your genuineness, you explained it with so much passion 💖

This reminded me of my literature professor when he always advised us to work on purpose simply because that would shift the way how we would approach a piece of literature and make meaningful sense of the work and during my academic years his advise turned out to be one of the most valuable advice I ever received in regards to reading and writing efficiently. Every time I come across a new book, I remind myself that reading on purpose means not reading a book merely for the sake of my intellectual satisfaction, but reading it for the values I could bring to my life by applying the knowledge acquired. After all, working on purpose paves the way on developing other abilities rather than reading/writing.

I love it! Amazing work Elizabeth ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much for this I used to have a similar formula for reading books to take in most of it, but rushing through life, I felt that I was taking things too seriously and that's not it is supposed to be, so I started to just read books even when I couldn't completely relate or comprehend to the author's ideas and it was a little frustrating for my mind to go against my pattern of thinking, but I am really grateful to go through this video and realizing that it is supposed to be this way if one really wants to take away something from the books one's reading, honestly, this will help me choosing the books I want to get and why. Thank you for this, I feel that I wasn't too deep before, it's just that going with the flow shouldn't be the choice for everyone.

I love how fast you explain a lot of things :D thanks for the advices, gonna apply them for sure

eliz, i have been seeing you struggling with note taking a lot.. i saw your amazing database for example, these notes.. and I have a recommendation that really worked for me in fact it worked even with conversation with my friends, note from youtube videos, insights, books and ALL KNOWLEDGE I captured... ofc I'm not type of guy who is moving with notes but I write around one note a day/ one lecture or book a week.... so this is my way is to do like you have did I have only pick 4-6 main ideas of the books that support the argument of the book... in fact everybook is articulated for ONE MAIN CONCEPT anything that does not support this main concept in my opinion, ill just skip that idea even if it a good idea... the 2nd thing which I think you MUST DO! is to start not use this notes as separated from each other... you need to connect them with your own structural note... so your lower level notes (details) need to be connected with the high level notes (big picture) >>> let me give you an example : you read like 10 books about habits... ask yourself what is the big picture if you wanna talk about habits, what are the topics? and start structuring >>> come up with a definition (which include 3books/1article/1research)... habits formation which include your insights, experiences, notes...so this page is all about habits when someone wants a help about habits you go to these... ofc you read 10books but only less than half is what you form that page NO PROBLEM! with the big picture you will have unique authentic habits idea created with your own voice instead with someone's else voice! just give it a try! pick a topic you had read a lot and took notes about and structure the big picture!!

My favourite quote the last few years: "I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. I take some solace in this quote as I grow, despite my horrendous memorization. I've not taken notes while reading since school over a decade ago, but perhaps that will help me retain more in the future. Thank you for this very insightful video, among many.

@timmy18135

Жыл бұрын

👅I propose to treat of Poetry in itself and of its various kinds, noting the essential quality of each, to inquire into the structure of the plot as requisite to a good poem; into the number and nature of the parts of which a poem is composed; and similarly into whatever else falls within the same inquiry. Following, then, the order of nature, let us begin with the principles which come first. Epic poetry and Tragedy, Comedy also and Dithyrambic poetry, and the music of the flute and of the lyre in most of their forms, are all in their general conception modes of imitation. They differ, however, from one another in three respects- the medium, the objects, the manner or mode of imitation, being in each case distinct. For as there are persons who, by conscious art or mere habit, imitate and represent various objects through the medium of color and form, or again by the voice; so in the arts above mentioned, taken as a whole, the imitation is produced by rhythm, language, or 'harmony,' either singly or combined.-Aristotle in Poetics

I was sold at Notion template. Thank you! Lots of love from the South Coast of Kenya. New sub.

Recently I started reading books I was doing the same things like highlighting many lines. Love your efforts . It helped alot . You're an angel.

Good way to organize the thoughts. Love the way you think ❤️

I usually keep a notebook with me everytime i read a book and everytime i read something that i can apply in my life i write it down in my notebook along with the book name and page number (for future reference) with all the (relatable) things that comes to my mind at the time of reading . This is a little time consuming but a very useful technique for me as writing about the the thing that i just read and found useful forces me to read everything actively. Also as i note it down it becomes easily accessible to me to go through my notes rather than going through the entire book again. And the book number and the page number also helps when i need to find that very thing in the book.

I purchased your Book Notes (this system). It is being used for books, youtubes, classes I'm taking. I have now created a notebook for all of my notes with this outline, and it works. Thank you so much!

Greetings, Elizabeth; I tried the study technique you demonstrated in another video by reading multiple books and articles on relative subjects. On varied objectives, I did so to improve my writing, and one of the results was a greater interest and pleasure in reading. It's how I sent the thanks that time, not just a reason you have a lovely face; the recommendations you provide are beautiful for advancing knowledge.

Thanks for this, I'd like to get into reading books because I feel like I can improve far more learning from the actual book rather than getting it from a 3rd party teaching about the book. I bought myself a new book recently to improve myself & my career. I am looking forward to trying out the methods you've shared!

Soo interesting! Right now honestly i'm still struggling to read books, i always find another activity is more tempting 😄 but beging note taking like this maybe will make reading books not as just it is, but more meaningful... Wow! Thanks for sharing!

all in all i think the essence of all is to recap the things you read actively by writing and really thinking about what you read, this way you store the information way better than just trying to remember it. I think its the same with teaching something you just learned. This helps so much to store and use your new information. PS: Alone watching your videos just made me aware another time that regular training is so important, but also setting a goal. I found your channel about 8 month ago and I thought, well lets see if I can understand her without pausing every ten or twenty seconds to recap what you told. So at first I stopped looking your videos. I don't speak english natively and for about a year I mainly watch videos in english and try to read in english as well. Now watching you again and I have no problem following you. Before that time I would not have been able to do that because of your speed. Now I can watch your videos from start to finish without pausing :)

Wow! Best video ever about reading the books! Actionable takeaways! 😍I usually forget quickly what I have read, but this was a genius idea! Thanks a looot!

I just encountered your channel and lemme tell you something: I'm already in love with the way you present your ideas and it's 99.9% likely that you'll see me a lot around here. So, thank you so much for existing and for this amazing video, darling. You've made my day. 💚✨

@anitas5817

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with this. Learning so much from every video.

The painting on the background I think is lovely !!

Thinking about the takeaways and how it can be applied to one's life it key. I find myself reading a book and feeling so empowered by it at that point. Most times, that feeling wears off when I pick another book. This method of yours will definitely help me apply things I learnt from books to life. Thank you for sharing this!

I love how fast you are talking. Im getting bored a very short amount of time and wandering off to do something else and you really forced me to listen. I really like that

The relief of finding someone with your brain and better yet…teaches you how to work with it rather than against it!? You’re amazing!!

@anitas5817

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

I noticed when I read a book I will have certain thoughts and reflections on the points the author makes but will forget them shortly after. So I have started to write them down for every book I read. I liked your suggestion on actionable takeaways though, which I haven't done previously. Sounds like something worth a try. Thanks for the tip :)

This is gold! As someone who reads a ton and wants to create more content around my reading 🙌🏾

I grab videos generally at 1.5x or 2x speed. This is the first time I never felt the need and am happy with that. Very informative. Thanks.

Hi Elizabeth! I loved your video, your passion for reading and learning really shines through. I personally have a sticky note system that I use to write down any insights I get, and I will often reflect in my journal afterwards about how I can apply these things to my life. Thanks for a great watch!

What you say at the start is especially true when learning a language from a book. A book I would heartily recommend is Dr. Celia Green's The Human Evasion. See if you can get hold of her aphorisms as I received it from her as a separate booklet but that was decades ago.

Very impressive, the actionable takeaways section is a game-changing

I loved your idea of actionable takeaways ❤ I can’t wait to implement it

This is SO good, thank you so much! I can also apply this to the KZread, podcast & audiobks I consume - really really practical advice to make the most of our absorbing & learning!!

@elizabethfilips

2 жыл бұрын

:))

My husband and I do this a lot by default. He researches things online and shares parts with me and we discuss them, including if we can apply them (particularly in the case of health). Something we like to do when we finish reading in a book (that day's reading, not necessarily the whole thing) is go back over our highlights and write out the most noteworthy, practically useful quotes on index cards. We used to share our cards with each other so we could see what the other found in their reading. We got out of the habit, but maybe we'll start it back up again sometime soon.

This is amazing! I’ve learned that I don’t retain info if I type it, but I do retain it better if I write it physically. So I’m excited to try this in notebooks!

thank you so much! it was the best suggestion i have ever heard to take notes from the books and make them actionable! great

Pragmatic reading and perspective is everything 🔥

These are some great tips. I"ll be sure to try them out.

woow thanks for bringing up this topic!! I also always take notes while reading books but ended up forget it lol. Thanks to you! your template is really specific and useful

In a few words and a fewer minutes you helped me with these guilty feels I have tucked into a book in my heart.

Interesting video! I kind of want to push back on the idea that books aren’t as valuable when they don’t actively change your life. I like reading because it is incredibly satisfying and fulfilling to inhabit the world of thought of another person, to follow an engaging story, and to expand my knowledge of the human experience. Sure, sometimes I have some major takeaways which do change some aspect of my behavior or deeply alter how I view the world, but mostly I find taking a sort of meta approach where I’m not just thinking about the content, but how I should feel about the content and whether or not it will change my life or not, kind of spoils the experience of just getting lost in the book. Maybe it’s just different styles of reading, and I’m happy that this method works for you or anybody else who tires and likes it! I’m certainly always for doing what makes you happier or makes for a better experience in reading or whatever else. And whatever you can do to more deeply engage with the content of the book you’re reading is always great. I just feel like there’s a difference between reading through a book in a perfunctory manner where you just treat it as an obligation and forget it as soon as you’re done, and experiencing it deeply but then moving on afterwards. Not everything has to be the most impactful, most deep, most affecting book of your life. Sometimes things can just be a thing you experience for it’s own sake and then you move on, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. In fact there’s something kind of beautiful to me about just letting something be ephemeral, having its time and letting it go. Just my two cents

semi-anxious sounds like an understatement to me ;) therefore I actually read "How to read a book" by Mortimer J. Adler. It helped a little but in some way I experienced the same I-miss-or-forget-stuff-anxiety by that book too. haha. It is so much easier and more relaxing for me to read fiction books. But I will try to incorporate some of your suggestions. My next non-fiction book is already waiting... thx

I actually started doing something similar recently (and I‘m so proud of myself for having come up with it myself lol). I have a really bad memory for facts and stories and recording the contents of a book in a similar way as you do really helps me to either remember the stuff much better or it‘s a good opportunity to quickly regain the most important info. What also happens to me often is that I start reading a fictional book series with e.g. 4 books and I only get to finish book 3 and then I grab an entirely different book. I‘m still interested in that 4 book series but I just can‘t continue it at that point in time so the next time I‘m in the mood for it I‘ve forgotten what happens in Book 1-3 and have to reread them. It‘s happened before that eventually I never got to book 4. So now I will read pretty actively and literally write down what happens in each chapter that I read. and I‘ll write all of this down in my Notion page for that book and when the time comes to continue the series I‘ll have a summary of everything that happened in the first few books and in my own words. For the Raven Boys I have a „long“ chapter summary of maybe 3-7 sentences for every chapter, but also a TLDR 1 sentence summary so I can review really quickly. it‘s been more fun to read books, I generally remember them better and just reading the summaries is super useful and also fun as well.

Thank you so much Elizabeth for these wonderful tips. I am hoping to read a lot more this year and I decided to start doing some of these tips and a summary of what I read, that way I can implement the strategies in my life. I love the way you organized this video, you just got a new subscriber ☺

@elizabethfilips

2 жыл бұрын

Eeeek thank you and welcome!

I’m currently about 80% through "Playbook to Millions by Grant Cardone. I have read a lot of entrepreneurial books and self improvement books, and this book is my absolute favorite. This book is extraordinary and really gets you to work extremely hard toward your goals in life and succeed at multiple different areas like career and relationships. This is an absolute must buy if you need a push to get you going in business or you want more out of life.

I hope this is helpful to someone. I allot ~

@maryamakhtar304

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually a great idea!!!!

im glad i bumped into this video, I was so eager to buy a new book again today but I still had so many books left unread or unfinished(mostly unfinished). I'm glad I didn't unecessarily spend again on something ill probably do the same thing. I always had a problem of not retaining what I'm reading and I'll surely use this!!! Thanks!!

I love that quote you have said, before you sleep find something or plan something to look forward to tomorrow. Its very motivational and inspirational. Thank you

Love it! You have me all ears in that intro but I hope you can talk a little bit slower because I felt unattached half way where I felt I need to speed up in collecting information as you go. It's like reading a book and I'm not having "that moment" in which I understood every words I read. I had to pause and rewind a bit a couple of times to finish it although I had taken down good notes. Other than that is fantastic, thank you for sharing us helpful tips. 💞

@546pastelpink5

2 жыл бұрын

You can slow down the speed in the settings.

@sunnyxx5174

2 жыл бұрын

thank you, never though of that 😂

I'm a visual learner, so if I highlight something in a book, I don't ever have to go back. Seeing it highlighted makes me remember it.

Thank you so much. The book note formula is very convenient and exciting in some ways.

It was the most concise explanation I have seen on youtube, thank you

This is gonna be an intresting watch … just wrapped up my edit … gotta get my coffee and enjoy this video 🔥💯

did you try obsidian? seems good. would love to know your opinion on it. amazing vide.. presentation as always!

I love the insights that you give to how to learn new things every time we read

This is fantastic. In learning and development consulting, we advise learners to engage in reflection beyond simply listening to content that aligns with your points.

Curious how many books you read a week/month/year? I feel like I was always striving to read more and more books per year. But the more I read, the more I realize that it’s better to fully process, and put what I read into action over reading more.

@Laocoon283

2 жыл бұрын

I'm up to 1 per lifetime

As someone who reads exclusively fiction, this video confuses me. Taking notes? What? Also the idea that reading a book doesn't occupy your mind with questions about plot design, narration, "why did the authour do this?", insight and commentary on culture, questions about the development and evolution of the genre of said book, not thinking all these things while reading is very odd to me. To people really just read a book by looking at the next word and repeating? Y'all are strange.

Thank so much! I found your video very interesting! I really appreciate how it wasn't very long and how helpful your tips are.

Thank you for sharing your tips! Your voice is refreshing and engaging.

She is the only KZreadr i know that never says “please like, comment and subscribe…” lol

Did u edit this video to 2x playback speed?

@brnina1

2 жыл бұрын

To match the title ;)

I usually read digitally so I highlight some points on Apple Books and sometimes I take notes of my take about the topic or what's happening on the novel so that my reading flow isn't interrupted with reflecting and thinking. When I'm done with it, I go to Notion and purge every highlight and notes and reflect on them. This has been working for me :")

Great video. Please pace yourself, Elizabeth. Your excitement is tremendous, truly. We need a moment to process it, however. This is doubly true for us older folks. 😊

You speak too fast so I have to listen 0.75x

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thank u so much, keep the quick pace like this

the way this woman’s brain works is just astounding to me, thank you for your amazing content!

can you please speak a bit slow so i dont have to adjust the speed again and again

So rewarding to watch, as I seem to create similar process on my own. I have a template on Evernote and copy that for each book. Quotes, actionable points, general summary. I have extra section what I am disagreeing with, as I try to work on my critical thinking skills. And references / follow-up reads. I read a lot on e-reader, so I hightlight and export it later to evernote as well. As of last year I also made short backlog of books I want to read in a year, so I focus on books that brings a lot long term, and not only those that get my attention. I wish I have found this video when I was formulating my process 2 years ago. Glad that more people work on that. I extended this to not only books, but online courses, topic at work, TV programs etc. Works great.

I love this so much. For me personally, I intentionally want to take something to keep and remember from the book especially as someone whose forgetful. I know I will still enjoy the book while applying these tips mentioned. Knowing I have somewhere to read back on also eases my anxiety of forgetting the impact the book gave me. Thank u for this ❤

@raccoon61

2 жыл бұрын

Right,but when have the mood to not to do so?perhopes use books with pics😉😁

Thank you for uploading this vid and teaching us how to be a better reader and I hope you upload more☺