Readwise. A Powerful App You Need for Productivity.

Readwise may be the most powerful idea capture application that can turbo charge your productivity system.

For the few who are unfamiliar with Readwise, it is a repository of your highlights from all the sources through which you consume media. Most of the major reading applications and social media systems feed your Readwise account. Then it shows up on a random basis into your daily reviews. The system is gamified to encourage review streaks.

In a nutshell, here’s how the system can help you become a more prolific writer.

1. Consume media. Read and interact with the world as you normally do. Your highlights will be collected automatically. Our brains are meant for thinking, not remembering.
2. Forget about your highlights. This is the key that makes Readwise so powerful. You let the system remind you of your reading, instead of trying to remember everything on your own. This simple change can have a profound impact on the number of ideas you capture and review.
3. But review them later with Readwise. Review your highlights at frequencies you are comfortable with. Daily reviews work for me.
4. Write and connect ideas. Connect your highlights with other highlights you’ve previously captured. Create new ideas.

When you stop worrying about forgetting ideas, you can use that brain power to higher level thinking. The next time you read something, pay attention to the main points and don’t worry so much about trying to remember every little detail. You’ll be able to focus on understanding the material better and come up with your own original insights.

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