A friend recently asked if I could help him figure out what to do with all the quotes and highlights he has collected over the years. As a pastor and author he reads a lot and as he reads he highlights and underlines passages while sometimes jotting down notes in the margins. Yet he’s not sure what to do with these highlights, how to remember them, and how to make them useful. For his sake I wrote out the system I use and thought I’d share it here. While I’ll freely admit it’s a bit geeky, it has served me very well for quite a long time now. Two Components This system has two components. The first component depends upon a service called ReadWise and the second upon Roam Research. Many people will not need both, but will find ReadWise sufficient for their purposes. For that reason, I will begin there. ReadWise According to ReadWise, the service “makes it easy to revisit and learn from your ebook & article highlights.” It also makes it easy to learn from your printed book and other highlights. It collects those highlights and then routinely prompts you to review them. ❖ Begin by visiting ReadWise and creating an account. You’ll qualify for a free 30-day trial to try it out. You should not need to add your credit card details until after that time, should you choose to keep using it. Once you have created your account, your first task will be getting some of your stuff into their … Continue reading My System for Remembering and Re-Encountering What I Read