<ul><li>While curating, the aim is to bring the summary length within 2-5 pages.</li><li>Reframe the ideas, discard the repetitive insights & avoid anecdotes.</li><li>Ensure the document doesn't exceed the page limit of 2-5 pages.</li><li>PRO TIP: While reframing, use Feynman's principle to explain the core idea better. </li></ul>

Curate: Summarize

<ul><li>Read the summary for the next 10 days.</li><li>Fit the learnings into your daily routine.</li><li>Voila! You have the values with you.</li><li>PRO TIP: Try reading the summary at a fixed time every day, to create a habit.</li></ul>

Master: 10x Values

Many of us read, yet we are far from reaping its benefits, for we fail to retain the knowledge and apply it into our daily routine. Here is a 5 step strategy to help you reap the benefits:<ol><li>Read</li><li>Harvest</li><li>Curate</li><li>Master</li><li>Categorize</li></ol>

Read Once & Reap the Benefits of Reading 10x 

<ul><li>Whenever you find an insight or learning while reading, highlight it immediately. </li><li>Do not hesitate if a similar idea has been already highlighted, redundancies will be managed later.</li><li>Completed reading? Create a folder on your PC for summaries, if not created already.</li><li>PRO TIP: Inside the folder, create an Excel file to keep track of the books and their genres.</li></ul>

Read: Regularly

<ul><li>Inside the "Summaries" folder, create a document with the book name.</li><li>Revisit the highlights and if they still feel insightful, type them in the document.</li><li>If you encounter some similar insights, record them. Don't worry about the summary length.</li><li>PRO TIP: Inside the excel file, create an entry with the book name and its genres/domain.</li></ul>

Harvest: Values

<ul><li>Create a master document for each genre, containing only the concise summary of the related books.</li><li>This will prove resourceful when you need help with a situation.</li><li>For eg: if you are having productivity issues, so instead of re-reading books, you can quickly go through the master document.</li><li>PRO TIP: Try reading these master documents once a month, to recall the learnings.</li></ul>

Categorize: Best of the Best

A mentor once told me it’s better to read one great book ten times than read ten books once. He reasoned if you only read a book once, you can’t glean its powerful lessons. Simply, you don’t retain…