Let’s say you’re feeling down and you don’t know why. Whenever you need inspiration or encounter a specific challenge, all you need to do is type a search query into Evernote and read a summary that will walk you through what to do.
Here’s a good example of a direct directive from The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday :Īs your library grows, so, too, will your knowledge. These instructions are easy to follow and fully understood with or without context. In my experience, there are three types of directives. While I like to highlight anything that makes me think, I love to focus on what Derek Sivers calls “directives.” These are passages that just tell you what to do. Make Highlights and NotesĪs you’re reading, highlight passages that are meaningful to you. How to Build an Evernote Commonplace Book Step 1. And it might not be for you (especially if you prefer to read print and hardcover books).īut if it is for you, and you want to become a more efficient reader and note-taker, I promise you: this system will change how you read (and maybe even your life.) This system has allowed me to maximize my creative output ( my book summaries inspire many of my articles), identify recurring ideas from books I’ve read and most important: internalize what I’ve read.īe warned, though: this system is not for everyone. (Think of it as an Evernote commonplace book) So, three years ago, I started building a note-taking system in Evernote, one that would allow me to remember, organize and apply everything I ever read. Worse: I would encounter a challenge in my life or business and recall a specific quote or idea that I knew could help me, but would forget who said it or where I read it. I would read a book, feel excited about a new idea and make plans to return to my notes-only to forget a week later. Or maybe you plan to, but you get caught up in the minutiae of everyday life.Īnd over time, those passages that were once so meaningful to you fall by the wayside, never to be read again… Maybe you immediately move onto another book. I’ll write up my notes when I finish.”īut for one reason or another-you never get round to it. You’re reading a book, making notes and highlighting passages that are meaningful to you, and you say to yourself, “There are so many great ideas in this book. If you’re an avid reader, you’ve probably been there…
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