The best way to figure out what you've learned from a book is to write something about it.
Using Feynman's note-taking technique, write the name of the book at the top of a blank sheet of paper, then write down how you'd explain this book to a beginner.
Some questions to consider while summarising a book could include:
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When you explain and describe an idea in your own words, you consciously associate what you want to learn with what you've already learned.
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One can make use of Deepstash and summarize a book using the Feynman note-taking technique. Write a few paragraphs about the book as if you are explaining it to someone who has not heard about it.
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