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The BEST Way to Summarize Books with ChatGPT

Tiago Forte 488,761 2 years ago
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I used to read 50 books a year but none of the wisdom was sticking or making a difference in my life. Then I made a rule to summarize every book in my own words so that the knowledge could really sink in. Not only did I retain the takeaways far better, these summaries became building blocks that I’ve incorporated into my work and shared with others. The only issue: Writing book summaries is extremely time-consuming. But with ChatGPT, I've found a way to create personalized book summaries in a fraction of the time. 🤓 Get the prompt and AI book summary of Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson from this video: https://fortelabs.ck.page/6e7ca5e5d8 🧠 How I remember everything I read with Readwise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWomVta4DU 📝 How to take notes from physical books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fES9ZrLXY9s 📚 View my entire collection of book summaries: https://fortelabs.com/blog/category/types/book-summary/ 00:00 Introduction 02:00 The Challenge of ChatGPT 03:07 Step 1: Export Highlights 03:31 Step 2: Use Progressive Summarization 05:34 Step 3: Make an Outline 07:34 Step 4: Paste the Outline to ChatGPT 09:41 Conclusion ----------------------- 💌 Join our weekly newsletter for more productivity tips and resources https://fortelabs.com/subscribe/ 📚ORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS 🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book#order-now 📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para 👩‍🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES 1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop 2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation 🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube 👋 CONNECT WITH ME 📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe 👩‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ 🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ 💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/ 🐦‍⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs 🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/

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