Information-and-knowledge-management

Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.

By Caitrin Keiper

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A simple but powerful approach to note taking

Making Decisions, Novels as Practice, Theaters for Self-Reflection, Dark Books, Measuring ‘Narrativeness,’ More

It describes that stack of unread books sitting on your nightstand, your desk, your floor… You know the ones — bought with the best intentions, filled with knowledge you genuinely want to absorb. But…

A reflection on the reading life. What formed it, what threatens it, and what remains.

Where have the amateur researchers gone, and how do we bring them back?

A link to every page on the site, with an indication of whether or not you have visited it.

Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips, says Sarah O’Connor for the Financial Times.

What is Atomic Note-Taking? Atomic note-taking is a method of organizing information into...

Part 1: The thought behind the thought

Claude Fredericks, a Bennington classics professor, knew Anaïs Nin and James Merrill, and taught Donna Tartt. He kept a journal for eight decades, and persuaded many in his orbit that he was writing a titanic masterpiece. Did he?

How to Prevent Studies from Turning You into a Fool

Google’s experimental NotebookLM lacks many of the features of more established notes apps, but its generative AI core gives it analysis and summarization superpowers.

Agent-based note-taking systems that can prompt and facilitate custom workflows

Every important thought in Scott Belsky’s head immediately goes into his todo list. And every item on Scott Belsky’s todo list starts with a verb: Discuss Follow up Meet Ensure Track That’s because the important things to Scott Belsky are the things he can take action on. Everything else is just noise.