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Video preview: Taking better notes from books (Shortform review) (Patreon)

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2022-10-24 15:00:11

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Hey friends! Here's a preview of the video I'm releasing this week-- it's about a platform called Shortform that I use for:

- pre-screening books to figure out if I want to buy them/read them
- testing my memory of a chapter by reading summaries
- connecting ideas in the book to other ideas by other authors

Shortform did not sponsor this video-- I just wanted to talk about it, though I did reach out to them and ask for an affiliate link to try to get everyone a discount. I don't use it for EVERY book, but I do use it for all books I want to think about more critically.

Enjoy!

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Taking better notes from books - Shortform review

Taking better notes from books is a tough ask, but having a system in place can help. Shortform is an app that not only summarises but also adds nuanced commentary to popular books, encouraging you to consider more perspectives when you take notes. This video is NOT sponsored by Shortform, although I did ask them for an affiliate link to include here: https://shortform.com/nicole // TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 01:05 What is Shortform? 03:02 Shortform vs. Blinkist 06:01 Integrating Shortform with Obsidian --- // ABOUT ME Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/n_vanderhoeven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven My travel YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/luckydippers k6 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/k6test // APPS I USE - Obsidian: https://obsidian.md - Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole - Reclaim: https://reclaim.ai/r/s/yYOqK // GEAR https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/gear/ // WANT TO SUPPORT ME? ❤️ Join my Patreon and get my sample vault with templates: https://patreon.com/nicolevdh ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/nicolevdh ✈️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmQZ9HHnJ2qpd6udc8iYYw/join Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may get a small percentage when you sign up using those links. To see how I decide what to promote in this way, check out my Ethics Statement: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/ethics/