The One Tool You Need to Maximise Your Reading
There’s little point in reading if you don’t have a system
I started questioning my reading habits when I noticed how I would find it difficult to recall more than a few vague ideas shortly after finishing a book.
I would feel inspired and motivated while reading, but specifics faded away quickly after I was done.
For the number of hours it takes to read a book, you would hope for a better return on your investment.
Feeling frustrated, I started searching for advice online and realised that I was approaching it in the wrong way. It’s not about racing through the pages and ticking off as many books as possible — it’s about actively engaging with the content. This means highlighting and taking notes and regularly revisiting those notes.
To make this sustainable, you need a system.
In my search, I came across a concept called Building A Second Brain by Tiago Forte, a methodology for optimizing how we store and access information. That’s how I got introduced to Readwise, which has become the glue that holds my entire reading and note-taking system together, without any effort on my part.
I’ve become such a fan that I decided to dedicate an entire post to how Readwise works, its…
