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I try to read books/papers on mac as it's faster to google and go deep into things I don't get. Select text (a+space and it queries selected text on google). T
by nikivi 6y ago
I try to read books/papers on mac as it's faster to google and go deep into things I don't get. Select text (a+space and it queries selected text on google).
Then it's trivial to open any note (with alfred) from my wiki (https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/knowledge https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/knowledge) & edit it under appropriate topic.
On the go, I usually note things down in Telegram saved messages and later transfer it to wiki or turn it into articles. Have macro to open saved messages instantly (https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-ios#widgets https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-ios#widgets). Or I just pass it via share sheet.
https://excalidraw.com https://excalidraw.com & Figma is also great for visual thinking (tying concepts together).
After I read a book, I review it in goodreads and recently realized that more useful reviews aren't just thoughts on the book but are summaries. So I try summarize my learnings from a book there.
For fiction books, I usually listen to it & Audible has nice highlighting feature but mostly the same applies. Important stuff gets noted in Telegram.
And as for apps I use PDF Expert to read PDFs on mac (love multi tab support), the Files app to read PDFs on iOS. And epub I read via Books app on mac/ios.
I'm quite excited for http://holloway.com http://holloway.com because all books should be online by default. PDFs/Epub is archaic and lose ability to link to specific parts of a book instantly. i.e. just looks at this (https://www.holloway.com/g/alice-in-wonderland https://www.holloway.com/g/alice-in-wonderland), so much nicer to read.
What would be even more amazing is when you can take ability to note under any line in a book (as Holloway already lets you), and see everyone's notes for any line/chapter of the book/paper you are reading. Similar to what https://fermatslibrary.com https://fermatslibrary.com is doing.
- kalendos 6y agoI have a similar workflow for adding content to my wiki (https://github.com/davidgasquez/handbook https://github.com/davidgasquez/handbook) from the computer. On the go I'll add a task to taskwarrior and get reminded when I sync it from the PC. >What would be even more amazing is when you can take ability to note under any line in a book (as Holloway already lets you), and see everyone's notes for any line/chapter of the book/paper you are reading. I haven't used it but sounds similar to what https://web.hypothes.is/ https://web.hypothes.is/ is trying to do.