Write the key ideas in your own words

If you're reading a print or hardcover book, write your notes and highlights into a word processor or note-taking app.
If you're reading a Kindle book, add your notes, then export your notes and highlights. Copy them into a preferred word processor or note-taking app. Remove all the irrelevant markings, like "Read more at location {NUMBER]", "Add a note".
Now, rewrite each highlight in your own words.
If you highlighted chapter headings, change them into subheadings.

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If you read a printed book, highlight important quotes, ideas, or questions. Write the page number on the first blank page.
If you're reading a Kindle book, use Kindle's "notes" and "highlights" to collect important takeaways.
Highlight

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Use progressive summarization to distil the ideas: Summarise your notes, then summarise that summary, then summarise that summary.

There are five layers to progressive summarization.

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Writing a book summary helps you remember what you read months, or even years, after reading.
It helps you connect main concepts from other books, giving you a deeper level of understanding.
Lastly, it helps you improve your own wr...

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