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2 weeks I asked you about zettelkastle system... Your system is much similar to that but to transfer your highlights made it soo easy to make notes. Thanks Tim Regards.
1. Indexing: Page numbers with brief descriptions/phrases 2. Revise Index with multiple readings by adding stars and asterisks. 3. If using kindle use Evernote and Amazon notebooks to import/export indexes and highlights similar to paperbacks 4. Take down Next Steps/Further Actions to do and keep track after reading 5. Read with Intent to get real behavioral change after reading from both fiction and non fiction
Notes on the different techniques for different reading contexts. + For Fiction * Underline phrases * Create an Index in the beginning of the book - Page numbers with what I found interesting - Phrases with the abrievation 'ph' and the quote + For How to: Writing Down The Bones Create an Index in the beginning of the book - Page # fundamental timed exercise (week later star then week later circle to underline techniques/takeways that work or are useful. + Poetry: The Gift * Create Index - Add favorite short poems + Kindle: Already Free 1. Highlight interesting bits 2. Bounce highlights to evernote from amazon journal + Business memoir: In Pursuit of the Common Good * Create Index - Methods key takeaways .etc - Boxes for next actions. How are you going to use this information what do you want to research next? + Key takeaway: Take notes and consider plausible next actions in response to those notes. You can do this with all kinds of books including fiction. I probably missed something. Comment below if I did!
I love when you catch yourself using the word ‘interesting,’ and then quickly going back to not only replace the word, but to also elaborate on your thought process. It’s so true that ‘interesting’ is lazy, even a word that locks up freethinking. I highly appreciate your awareness and aspire to catch myself in the same way.
I appreciated that moment as well, but the more I think about it, it's more safe than lazy. It implies "thought provoking" to the listener so that they can explore it however they choose. Philosophically, it may be appropriate. Other words may impose more of your own beliefs or open up to a rabbit trail more than you want in the moment, though from a writer's perspective, there may be more colorful ways to say it, e.g. "thought provoking."
The best advice is the most simple. Just dive into what you enjoy. Your curiosity will naturally expand on its own. And your retention works best when you’re most engaged and can relate the most. As your relate to more, you’ll be able to relate to more. This is how you naturally progress in your reading level.
When I read library books, I slap a lined 4"x6" post-it note in the front cover with the book name and author. I take notes then transfer the post-it to a notebook when I'm done.
For those who don't want to mark in the books: fold a sheet and leave it in the front of the book with your personal index. Next to that, code your notes with the colored Post-it notes (add symbols or short titles, whatever you'd like). That's how I roll. Cheers.
@@alexanderhdo Sure thing! So I have three colors in those and I try to use them a little differently than most. For example, in academic literature I use orange (quotes), yellow (relevant figures or numbers), green (relevant citations). It's not an exact method because obviously some quotes from from the relevant citations, but I know more or less what I'm looking through.
I carry post-it notes everywhere. Not as nice as a notebook but much more convenient. Stick a post-it note on the front page, or wherever you want to take notes, and you can physically move them somewhere more useful instead of having to copy them
One of the best tips I ever received don't remember from whom is to write each page's main idea on the outside margin, that way whenever you want to go back to that book you can always browse the outside margins and get the main idea. Also fold and star the corner of pages that contain idea that are extremely good.
I'm Persian and I am truly thrilled and amazed by how Hafez has crossed the boarders of cultures by his amazing book for a native English speaker. I wish you could read his book in our perspective to see how he put words together to make this incredible book. it is not just meaning and metaphors that he used, but also perfect rhyme and mindfulness of his poems. his book is precious to Persians not just by its poetic nature, but also sacred because we have a tradition which we think about a subject in our head(something like intention or something that you need a guide for) and then we open Hafez book; its interesting that how you can relate and seek answers from the appeared poem... thanks for sharing
@@shimash8955 I value your perspective and wonder how we might collaborate to read Hafez, and similar works, such that y"our perspective", (Persian) can be shared with others? Very much enjoyed reading your comment, particularly in current context. Broadening understanding seems to be a skill that could be cultivated? How might we accomplish that?
@@johnbraman3792 Thank you, John. Although I'm no expert in the Persian language or Persian literature, I can share my perspective and perception as a normal native Persian speaker. I'm not sure about your platform or where you want to collaborate on those poems, but I can help whenever you need an external point of view. By the way, Hafez is not the only famous Persian poet. You might also have heard about Rumi, whose poems are widely translaintod in other languages.
In one of the TED Talks there was a guy whose name I can't recall, who made a comparison between readers and miners because the way you looking for a nugget and just working ,working just mining through hundreds of pages is the same. When you find something valuable , just take it and keep it. Tim Ferriss does so by taking notes .
When I was going through graduate school, I would mark up the hell out of my text books, and I would never use a highlighter. Back then, it would help my focus so much. I would write in the margins, and I would use the empty space up front as a notepad. Just like Ferriss. Years later, I went back to look at my notes, and I was astounded at the level of focus I had. The notes and underlines left clues for me.
I read books on my phone, and while reading it I take notes on notes or just copy straight text from iBooks. If it's something I feel I need to properly absorb, then I read and write it in my own words in my notes. I've read a lot of books and forgotten more than half of them. I've read all Bukowski in a binge when I was in college, and I remember almost nothing. I started the practice to take notes very late. I forget things now too, but I go to my notes and just read a synthesized version of the book. Digital reading and writing are very efficient and it's all saved up in the cloud.
Lucy Stanton thanks, although many people still endorse buying hard copies, but I think it's far easier, effective and efficient reading on phones. Provided that your phone has a a good screen size. It is the same as people who argue the audio quality of a vinyl record and cds are unmatched. Which is true, but how many cds can you own, where can you carry the ancient player and your crazy speakers, and do you have enough storage space? Would your kids spare it? A smartphone my friend is the ultimate answer.
Love the mention of “Travels With Charley”. Immediately recognized the cover sitting on the table. Just a random book high school me picked up at the public library for no other reason than recognizing the author and liking the cover art. Fell me back into a lost love of reading from the first pages. Beautifully written and paced
My next actions: to get a kindle, to start writing index notes on the front page of books, to re-read some of the books/highlights. Read with behaviour changes in mind!
I love the kindle or kindle app to highlight and type notes when reading certain books as my memory is not great. I have my kindle connected to Goodreads website/app and when I log in to Goodreads I see what I have highlighted and it also brings over notes.
I like the idea of the kindle or Kindle app more than I actually like the product. For me personally, there's a ton of books that i would want to read that just aren't on kindle. There's also the thing about them being just as expensive as a new book would've cost. Personally I enjoy going to a used book store and loading up on a bunch of books I want to read for a really good price. The only unfortunate part about that is that they take up space and get heavy quick. Any who....✌
Buongiorno, Tim and team, 2 questions for you: 1. One of the risks I see is having too many actions from a book in search of a problem to fix (that might not be there). What is your process of elimination to focus only on the few actions that are insightful_and_relevant_for_you (and not only insightful)? 2. Let’s say in a month your takeaways were a. visiting different churches, b. pondering how anger is fear displayed in public and c. applying the charity PR stunt to raise money. What is your next step in the process: do you classify ideas in can-apply-today and can-apply-tomorrow? Do you actively create opportunities to make them happen e.g. start visiting churches or stay attentive but wait for the right moment to come up?
1. Travels with Charley in search of America(comic) 2. Writing down the bones(how to book) 3. I heard god lauging(poems) + The gift 4. Already free(kindle) 5. In pursuit of common good
I use a bullet journal and put page numbers I should refer back to in the index. Makes it easy for me to find the pages and book for which refering to.
I love that you described reading comprehension strategies that we teach children in school; making a text to text connection, making a text to self connection and making a text to real world connection.
Thank you for sharing these tips! I’ve never thought about directly noting and indexing in the front page of a book! What a brilliant way! And my favorite part is the right bottom box of next-action! I’m going to try it. Thank you Tim!
8:15 according to Kant (who I couldn't agree more with) freedom is first for self-mastery, not for self-indulgence as the one who does whatever they want, as is commonly understood, is slave of their subconscious. just wanted to ad that to the conversation :)
FREEDOM reframe - it’s not just doing whatever you want necessarily - there’s freedom in constraint and focus ... WOW MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY from the messages in the books so far on what I’ve seen. On the meaning of freedom, which I’ve been reflecting on, by thinking about feeling a lack of focus and all over the place with interests. This really boils those feelings down nicely.
Tim, you offer so much valuable content within so many different contexts. But the information in this video is so relevant to me, particularly now as since at 40 I have been diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD. I've recently been thinking a lot about how much information I consume, and try to digest. And how I read books often not finishing them, occasionally taking notes in an unsystematic manner. Now, just to be focused enough to consistently implement this method and finish reading my books from cover to cover! P.S. a vision of mine is to create enough financial wealth that I can one day afford to fund education development and research for alternative/natural health and ecology/sustainability. Hearing you share that you have done this already is yet another aspect of your work that inspires me 🙌🏼
Love the topics of these recent videos Tim. I don't listen to the podcast anymore but this type of content is super interesting to me. Please keep going and make more!! I've built an entire career applying your meta-learning strategy to the point where I've now got a serious background in multiple different skillsets that don't usually come together. Thanks for all you've done!
I’ve never heard the term “lazy adjective” before. Very often I find myself writing in the journal assigning a “lazy adjective” to each action/activity, and while I’m always aware of what I’m doing, I never knew how to define it in such a simple way. Thanks Tim!
Hearing someone calls Hafez "hilarious" is absolutely a new thing to me. And then I heard the translation you qouted and knew why! It's the beauty of Hafez that even in the language that's written people can get different msgs. Not only that, by translation it's a whole new world! Hafez poetry is so deep like a wonderland, you can cry, smile, be surprised and.. at the same time.
@@abdulrahmana8623 na, just a joke lol. His intro here made me think of it. That being said, he definitely should have a Masterclass, and it probably should be something along the lines of "The Art of Learning" 😎
@@jasonlieberman4606 Have you seen his series on Vimeo ? I can't remember exactly what it was called but he showed how he learnt, the drums, golf, poker, a language and some other things in a short space of time. It was probably 3-4 years ago now but it was really cool.
"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson.. If that's good enough for him, it's good enough for me.
Wooowww. Your videos have been paradigm shifting in my thought process & more specifically examining and refining my thinking via writing , reading & journaling. Thanks
deepak saini Lord Bacon was Rummered literary Work of words included.. 😉he's A scribe of New testament Shakespeare's "Hemingway's" Lord Bacon Seems tobe Nemisis aka apparently Shakespear was illiterate as his children where as well according to Folklore. Just something I learned on the internet. Jmo. Edit ♎📚
@@AgingFlux Sorry about my jibarish texting Short Hand. Here's the Links I love audiobook because it's Convenient. Eternal Life Blessings Brother's And Sister's
Thank you Tim! As someone who's been reading Hafez since I was 10, I can tell you that the original script is even more complex and "thought provoking"! Also, you don't need to understand it to enjoy the sound of it!
Great video, and as an Iranian I have to complement your remarkable pronunciation of 'Haafez' . Thanks Tim, I've learned a lot from your method. Cheers
Tim ferris has mastered speech so well. he speaks clearly and conveys precisely what he wants to in a concise way. Why arent there any videos of his teaching how to get better at speech.? And if there are, kindly comment the link . Thankyou
Thank you so much for making these videos and making them not pertain to anything that’s going on on TV or in the world! I really really really appreciate it it’s like a breath of fresh air thank you so much, have a great day! 💌💌
This is an old video, but I just watched it. I write down page numbers of good quotes or ideas on the back pages of a book. I used to keep a “Commonplace Book”, where I captured the nice turns of phrase. Haven’t kept up with that, unfortunately. Great talk Tim.
Thanks for a glimpse into how your mind works! I like how you find lessons & takeaways from seemingly unrelated fields & apply them to your life or endeavors
Natalie Goldber's book, Writing Down the Bones, is one of my favorite books, ever. I've not seen many people talk about it-- happy to see it on your list :).
Ok, this is creepy. I literally just submitted my form to try and win "How to change your mind" and I suggested you create more content like this! Tim, you're too good.
Loved this video! Got all your books and been following you for years now! Thanks for being a mentor to me! your on of the best teachers out there! Kind regards, Anthony
My parents took my brother, sister and I to maybe 10-15 wildly different churches. I hadn't thought of that since this video. It was definitely an interesting experience, looking back. Especially since we weren't particularly religious. One was a pretty wild all black church, they were vibrant in there expression and laughing at us sticking out in the crowd. It was great!
This is great Tim. Thanks for sharing. I do something similar, but place all of my notes (and amazing quotes) in a notebook. I do this as the chances of me revisiting an actual book twice in a year are slim. However, with these notes easily at my disposal, I can review them often and be re-inspired.
I never done note taking on a *physical book* but it's a good idea since I sometimes lose post its I mark in books etc. and with Kindle, I don't have the curiosity to *"look through it again"* like I do with my physical books.🤔 *On another note, Tim reading us a poem, is the highlight of my quarantined day* 😂
Index at the beginning with page number and what striked - ph: phrasing either list the phrases with the book number or list the number of the pages, where they will be underligned - stars: potential next actions, thing that can be experimented with - both circles and stars are for review later on to check what is still relevant Use Kindle to export the highlights, then send them to Evernote, quickly review the highlights on the PC. Also, can’t lose them. Boxes at the bottom of the page to take notes on perspective action steps: how to take action and further research. use it on fiction books too
Very in depth thank you for this. When you mentioned extracting lessons from both fiction and nonfiction it got me thinking... can you make a video talking about Ferris insights from the Lord of the Rings? :D
Mr. Tim Ferris love you . Thanks for this video and for your channel extremely useful for showing us the way to uncomplicated living and much more warmest wishes from India
Since 2007 I am writing and courating my own digital wikipedia. I note quotes, copy/paste paragraphs of books in it. All combined with search tags, sources, day of finding it. I learned that many hundreds of pages 10 point text can’t be handled that great - even on a modern laptop. Gherefore I start a new textfile. Today I am writing in my fourth textedit file.
I love that Tim demonstrates that books should be thoroughly interacted with-the pages should be dog eared and the spaces should be scribbled in. A book is only as valuable as the information I am able to extract from it. I’m going to employ these strategies.
I’m in love with the fact you read ACTUAL books with paper pages then write in them!!! No devices here. Beautiful. 😍🥰🤓 📚 Edit: note to self...watch full video before commenting to prevent 🦶 in 👄
Great ideas, Tim. I am reading The Gratitude Project. I have underlined, boxed sections and highlighted various paragraphs to look back on. I like the idea as well of your separate area of notes for actions. Thank you!
Love this video! Thanks for opening me up to this Steinbeck novel, had never heard of someone doing what I did when I went to various synagogues of different denominations and writing about it.
Looking over some recent reads that I can thank you for recommending or talking about on your show: de Mello, Tift, Pofeldt, Irvine...just a few, possibly also, Pollan, Essentialism, Black Hole Focus, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", Kondo,..oh, and Ferriss..the list goes on! Thanks for sharing your tips on notes, I'm adapting similar methods which all go into Evernote/Google Drive
It's strange that i have been doing similar things in order to read and property digest books. I also write notes separately later in my Evernote, of all the important index points, after completing the book. This has been very effective for me.
We have some very similar note taking habits. I use a pencil so I can amend as I go. I underline ... strike through ... small circle sentences. I screenshot thoughts I do not want to forget, then transfer to a writing doument, then save as a pdf file then upload to a flashdrive. I also add all kinds of notes onto the front pages of the book so I can find them later. Another shared experience ... When I was a child my mother needed a babysitter on Sundays so she would drop me off at a different church through out my life. One of the greatest educational experiences of my life. Baptist ... Catholic ... Mormon ... Jewish Temple ... Seventh Day Adventist ... Methodis ...
Make your own index. Brief phases that will remind you. Page numbers. Circle, highlight and come back often if you really resonated with it. Action plan (quickly) on how you can implement it.
I acknowledge your appreciation for learning with humour. I was hesitant to use humour when I started speaking and writing my book, but authors like you give me the encouragement to be both hilarious and beneficial. Thank you. :)
When I first read 'The 4 hour workweek' I also got bombered with negative comments regarding the book and its author from other prominet people I look up to who preached 100 hour work weeks are the thing for success, I should say; we are sometines taught to hate wrongly by the people we follow simply because of their insecurities and trying to get their point accross Tim you're awesome man.
I'm incredibly interested in becoming a professional in the field of psychedelic psychiatry and consciousness studies. In fact, I think this is my path to the freedom you've defined. I'd love to hear more about the resources you've found!!
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2 weeks I asked you about zettelkastle system... Your system is much similar to that but to transfer your highlights made it soo easy to make notes. Thanks Tim
Regards.
1. Indexing: Page numbers with brief descriptions/phrases
2. Revise Index with multiple readings by adding stars and asterisks.
3. If using kindle use Evernote and Amazon notebooks to import/export indexes and highlights similar to paperbacks
4. Take down Next Steps/Further Actions to do and keep track after reading
5. Read with Intent to get real behavioral change after reading from both fiction and non fiction
Thank you! He spent 20 minutes to explain what you did in a simple list. 🎉
4:54 reminded me of the quote "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." -Carl Jung
Notes on the different techniques for different reading contexts.
+ For Fiction
* Underline phrases
* Create an Index in the beginning of the book
- Page numbers with what I found interesting
- Phrases with the abrievation 'ph' and the quote
+ For How to: Writing Down The Bones
Create an Index in the beginning of the book
- Page # fundamental timed exercise (week later star then week later circle to underline techniques/takeways that work or are useful.
+ Poetry: The Gift
* Create Index
- Add favorite short poems
+ Kindle: Already Free
1. Highlight interesting bits
2. Bounce highlights to evernote from amazon journal
+ Business memoir: In Pursuit of the Common Good
* Create Index
- Methods key takeaways .etc
- Boxes for next actions. How are you going to use this information what do you want to research next?
+ Key takeaway: Take notes and consider plausible next actions in response to those notes. You can do this with all kinds of books including fiction.
I probably missed something. Comment below if I did!
This comment needs to be higher up like upvoted more...its like its hidden under the sands.
This is the comment I was looking for. Thanks!
Yes you missed something
You forgot this 👑
When we should do that? After finishing a chapter or after reading the whole book?
Fatma Z Abdeldjouad Do it as you are reading. Enjoy!
I love when you catch yourself using the word ‘interesting,’ and then quickly going back to not only replace the word, but to also elaborate on your thought process. It’s so true that ‘interesting’ is lazy, even a word that locks up freethinking. I highly appreciate your awareness and aspire to catch myself in the same way.
I appreciated that moment as well, but the more I think about it, it's more safe than lazy. It implies "thought provoking" to the listener so that they can explore it however they choose. Philosophically, it may be appropriate. Other words may impose more of your own beliefs or open up to a rabbit trail more than you want in the moment, though from a writer's perspective, there may be more colorful ways to say it, e.g. "thought provoking."
The best advice is the most simple. Just dive into what you enjoy. Your curiosity will naturally expand on its own. And your retention works best when you’re most engaged and can relate the most. As your relate to more, you’ll be able to relate to more. This is how you naturally progress in your reading level.
When I read library books, I slap a lined 4"x6" post-it note in the front cover with the book name and author. I take notes then transfer the post-it to a notebook when I'm done.
Great idea, Christine. Thanks for sharing
0:40 1st book
1:10 indexes of repeated point
5:20 2nd book
8:50 3rd book
11:00 digital evernote
15:00 ending
For those who don't want to mark in the books: fold a sheet and leave it in the front of the book with your personal index. Next to that, code your notes with the colored Post-it notes (add symbols or short titles, whatever you'd like). That's how I roll. Cheers.
Could you elaborate on the use of the colored post it notes?
@@alexanderhdo Sure thing! So I have three colors in those and I try to use them a little differently than most. For example, in academic literature I use orange (quotes), yellow (relevant figures or numbers), green (relevant citations). It's not an exact method because obviously some quotes from from the relevant citations, but I know more or less what I'm looking through.
@@alexanderhdo Ohh, I haven't used the Kindle notes before, but I'm slowly trying to adjust to that as well haha.
I carry post-it notes everywhere. Not as nice as a notebook but much more convenient. Stick a post-it note on the front page, or wherever you want to take notes, and you can physically move them somewhere more useful instead of having to copy them
Colors make the world pretty. Duh :)
One of the best tips I ever received don't remember from whom is to write each page's main idea on the outside margin, that way whenever you want to go back to that book you can always browse the outside margins and get the main idea. Also fold and star the corner of pages that contain idea that are extremely good.
I'm Persian and I am truly thrilled and amazed by how Hafez has crossed the boarders of cultures by his amazing book for a native English speaker. I wish you could read his book in our perspective to see how he put words together to make this incredible book. it is not just meaning and metaphors that he used, but also perfect rhyme and mindfulness of his poems. his book is precious to Persians not just by its poetic nature, but also sacred because we have a tradition which we think about a subject in our head(something like intention or something that you need a guide for) and then we open Hafez book; its interesting that how you can relate and seek answers from the appeared poem... thanks for sharing
If Shima sH is still listening, please reach out.
@@johnbraman3792 Hi, I'm here!
@@shimash8955 I value your perspective and wonder how we might collaborate to read Hafez, and similar works, such that y"our perspective", (Persian) can be shared with others? Very much enjoyed reading your comment, particularly in current context. Broadening understanding seems to be a skill that could be cultivated? How might we accomplish that?
@@johnbraman3792 Thank you, John. Although I'm no expert in the Persian language or Persian literature, I can share my perspective and perception as a normal native Persian speaker. I'm not sure about your platform or where you want to collaborate on those poems, but I can help whenever you need an external point of view. By the way, Hafez is not the only famous Persian poet. You might also have heard about Rumi, whose poems are widely translaintod in other languages.
In one of the TED Talks there was a guy whose name I can't recall, who made a comparison between readers and miners because the way you looking for a nugget and just working ,working just mining through hundreds of pages is the same. When you find something valuable , just take it and keep it. Tim Ferriss does so by taking notes .
I could never digest books. That's why I stopped eating them.
lol
This comment was the only one I was looking for when I clicked on this video 😂 I can go watch another video now
I can only imagine you are as thin as a rake these days!!!!
Respectable dad joke
He means comprehension not literally eating books
When I was going through graduate school, I would mark up the hell out of my text books, and I would never use a highlighter. Back then, it would help my focus so much. I would write in the margins, and I would use the empty space up front as a notepad. Just like Ferriss.
Years later, I went back to look at my notes, and I was astounded at the level of focus I had. The notes and underlines left clues for me.
I read books on my phone, and while reading it I take notes on notes or just copy straight text from iBooks. If it's something I feel I need to properly absorb, then I read and write it in my own words in my notes. I've read a lot of books and forgotten more than half of them. I've read all Bukowski in a binge when I was in college, and I remember almost nothing. I started the practice to take notes very late. I forget things now too, but I go to my notes and just read a synthesized version of the book. Digital reading and writing are very efficient and it's all saved up in the cloud.
Helmet I can relate to this!!
Lucy Stanton thanks, although many people still endorse buying hard copies, but I think it's far easier, effective and efficient reading on phones. Provided that your phone has a a good screen size. It is the same as people who argue the audio quality of a vinyl record and cds are unmatched. Which is true, but how many cds can you own, where can you carry the ancient player and your crazy speakers, and do you have enough storage space? Would your kids spare it? A smartphone my friend is the ultimate answer.
Love the mention of “Travels With Charley”. Immediately recognized the cover sitting on the table. Just a random book high school me picked up at the public library for no other reason than recognizing the author and liking the cover art. Fell me back into a lost love of reading from the first pages. Beautifully written and paced
My next actions: to get a kindle, to start writing index notes on the front page of books, to re-read some of the books/highlights. Read with behaviour changes in mind!
inner light yeah dude, same here! I really believe that re-read books is even more important than read a new book
I love the kindle or kindle app to highlight and type notes when reading certain books as my memory is not great. I have my kindle connected to Goodreads website/app and when I log in to Goodreads I see what I have highlighted and it also brings over notes.
I like the idea of the kindle or Kindle app more than I actually like the product. For me personally, there's a ton of books that i would want to read that just aren't on kindle. There's also the thing about them being just as expensive as a new book would've cost. Personally I enjoy going to a used book store and loading up on a bunch of books I want to read for a really good price. The only unfortunate part about that is that they take up space and get heavy quick. Any who....✌
Active reading. I use sticky notes and write my notes on them attached to the page. It keeps the book as is also easy to update.
Buongiorno, Tim and team, 2 questions for you:
1. One of the risks I see is having too many actions from a book in search of a problem to fix (that might not be there). What is your process of elimination to focus only on the few actions that are insightful_and_relevant_for_you (and not only insightful)?
2. Let’s say in a month your takeaways were a. visiting different churches, b. pondering how anger is fear displayed in public and c. applying the charity PR stunt to raise money. What is your next step in the process: do you classify ideas in can-apply-today and can-apply-tomorrow? Do you actively create opportunities to make them happen e.g. start visiting churches or stay attentive but wait for the right moment to come up?
1. Travels with Charley in search of America(comic)
2. Writing down the bones(how to book)
3. I heard god lauging(poems) + The gift
4. Already free(kindle)
5. In pursuit of common good
Thanks!?
“How should there be a common good? The term contradicts itself. Whatever can be common always has little value”
-Nietzsche
Thanks!
@@tomcat8662 Do you agree?
Travels with Charley isn't a comic
You've become so much more relaxed in your videos! Thanks for sharing this great info.
I use a bullet journal and put page numbers I should refer back to in the index. Makes it easy for me to find the pages and book for which refering to.
I love that you described reading comprehension strategies that we teach children in school; making a text to text connection, making a text to self connection and making a text to real world connection.
Take a look at the positioning of the books on the table. The parallel positioning is no coincidence. That is Tim in a nutshell...and I love it.
Thank you for sharing these tips! I’ve never thought about directly noting and indexing in the front page of a book! What a brilliant way! And my favorite part is the right bottom box of next-action! I’m going to try it. Thank you Tim!
8:15 according to Kant (who I couldn't agree more with) freedom is first for self-mastery, not for self-indulgence as the one who does whatever they want, as is commonly understood, is slave of their subconscious. just wanted to ad that to the conversation :)
FREEDOM reframe - it’s not just doing whatever you want necessarily - there’s freedom in constraint and focus ...
WOW MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY from the messages in the books so far on what I’ve seen. On the meaning of freedom, which I’ve been reflecting on, by thinking about feeling a lack of focus and all over the place with interests. This really boils those feelings down nicely.
Tim, you offer so much valuable content within so many different contexts. But the information in this video is so relevant to me, particularly now as since at 40 I have been diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD. I've recently been thinking a lot about how much information I consume, and try to digest. And how I read books often not finishing them, occasionally taking notes in an unsystematic manner.
Now, just to be focused enough to consistently implement this method and finish reading my books from cover to cover!
P.S. a vision of mine is to create enough financial wealth that I can one day afford to fund education development and research for alternative/natural health and ecology/sustainability. Hearing you share that you have done this already is yet another aspect of your work that inspires me 🙌🏼
Love the topics of these recent videos Tim. I don't listen to the podcast anymore but this type of content is super interesting to me. Please keep going and make more!! I've built an entire career applying your meta-learning strategy to the point where I've now got a serious background in multiple different skillsets that don't usually come together. Thanks for all you've done!
I’ve never heard the term “lazy adjective” before. Very often I find myself writing in the journal assigning a “lazy adjective” to each action/activity, and while I’m always aware of what I’m doing, I never knew how to define it in such a simple way.
Thanks Tim!
Hearing someone calls Hafez "hilarious" is absolutely a new thing to me.
And then I heard the translation you qouted and knew why!
It's the beauty of Hafez that even in the language that's written people can get different msgs. Not only that, by translation it's a whole new world!
Hafez poetry is so deep like a wonderland, you can cry, smile, be surprised and.. at the same time.
Tim your energy is infectious. Keep it up man - love what you’re doing 🙌🏽
i listened to this how-to with some gentle instrumental bluegrass playing softly in the background. would recommend.
"In this course, I'll teach you how to learn. I'm Tim Ferris, and this is my masterclass..."
Yes.
He did a masterclass? Other than the four hour life™️?
YES PLEASE.
@@abdulrahmana8623 na, just a joke lol. His intro here made me think of it. That being said, he definitely should have a Masterclass, and it probably should be something along the lines of "The Art of Learning" 😎
@@jasonlieberman4606 Have you seen his series on Vimeo ? I can't remember exactly what it was called but he showed how he learnt, the drums, golf, poker, a language and some other things in a short space of time. It was probably 3-4 years ago now but it was really cool.
The indices at the front of the book is a real winner in my book! Thanks for helping me to retool the idea better.
"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson.. If that's good enough for him, it's good enough for me.
Wow it's impressive to me that someone can remember what they've eaten😂
Ye but he was a literature geek not someone trying to improve their life smh 😑
Wooowww. Your videos have been paradigm shifting in my thought process & more specifically examining and refining my thinking via writing , reading & journaling. Thanks
Glad you’re healthy and continuing to create content. Thanks, Tim!
"Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed , and some few to be chewed and digested." Lord Francis Bacon
deepak saini "Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, writing an exact man " also Sir Francis Bacon.
Bacon sounds like he was a wise man
deepak saini Lord Bacon was Rummered literary Work of words included.. 😉he's A scribe of New testament Shakespeare's "Hemingway's"
Lord Bacon Seems tobe Nemisis aka apparently Shakespear was illiterate as his children where as well according to Folklore.
Just something I learned on the internet. Jmo.
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@@anthony-j-alibrandi-369 Sorry, what?
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Sorry about my jibarish texting Short Hand.
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I love audiobook because it's Convenient.
Eternal Life Blessings
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Thank you Tim!
As someone who's been reading Hafez since I was 10, I can tell you that the original script is even more complex and "thought provoking"! Also, you don't need to understand it to enjoy the sound of it!
This is so crazy I'm reading Travels With Charlie right now! Highly recommend anything by Steinbeck!
that's cool, slim odds, so...
Great video Tim! What's really changed the game for my retention is Readwise. Highly recommend.
Great video, and as an Iranian I have to complement your remarkable pronunciation of 'Haafez' . Thanks Tim, I've learned a lot from your method. Cheers
Tim ferris has mastered speech so well. he speaks clearly and conveys precisely what he wants to in a concise way.
Why arent there any videos of his teaching how to get better at speech.? And if there are, kindly comment the link . Thankyou
Thank you so much for making these videos and making them not pertain to anything that’s going on on TV or in the world! I really really really appreciate it it’s like a breath of fresh air thank you so much, have a great day! 💌💌
Dude one of the greatest post ever! Thanks Tim!
This is an old video, but I just watched it. I write down page numbers of good quotes or ideas on the back pages of a book. I used to keep a “Commonplace Book”, where I captured the nice turns of phrase. Haven’t kept up with that, unfortunately. Great talk Tim.
Love this. Taking notes manually on the print book is so precious and irreplaceable.
Hello Diana 👋
How are you doing today?
When Tim smiled and said he'd read us a poem, I got a little tingly.....in my spine.
Would love to also hear about your approach for audiobooks! :)
Thanks for a glimpse into how your mind works! I like how you find lessons & takeaways from seemingly unrelated fields & apply them to your life or endeavors
Natalie Goldber's book, Writing Down the Bones, is one of my favorite books, ever. I've not seen many people talk about it-- happy to see it on your list :).
Perfect video in time when I am reading more at home and it becomes hard to remember all the good content. Thanks
My next action will be making notes on next actions when reading a book. Thank you for this lesson Mr. Ferriss.
Really enjoying these new videos! Love these book recommendations and retention habits.
Tim is a well-rounded individual who can teach on all things.
Ok, this is creepy. I literally just submitted my form to try and win "How to change your mind" and I suggested you create more content like this! Tim, you're too good.
Sarah up same! I specifically put down note-taking! So crazy
Trippingly.net has a good summary but if it's a pain to read, I have an audio version of it on my podcast : Green & Gold, with Tegan Ariel
Audio of the summary
Tim, I was thoroughly delighted by these reviews. Will you consider once a month with 5 books covering different genres offering your reviews?
Loved this video! Got all your books and been following you for years now! Thanks for being a mentor to me! your on of the best teachers out there! Kind regards, Anthony
Reading the the 4-hour work week for the 1st, you are awesome... thx
Thanks Tim. Another high-value post. And the comments have great ideas too!
Tim you really changed my life i swear to god I love you Greetings from Germany
My parents took my brother, sister and I to maybe 10-15 wildly different churches. I hadn't thought of that since this video. It was definitely an interesting experience, looking back. Especially since we weren't particularly religious. One was a pretty wild all black church, they were vibrant in there expression and laughing at us sticking out in the crowd. It was great!
Feathered Friends bookmark! Handmade in Seattle Since 1972. I like your style Tim.
Brilliant, really brilliant. That's also my take on reading that it should be done for a meaning, for a lesson, for a change.
This is great Tim. Thanks for sharing. I do something similar, but place all of my notes (and amazing quotes) in a notebook. I do this as the chances of me revisiting an actual book twice in a year are slim. However, with these notes easily at my disposal, I can review them often and be re-inspired.
Simple yet effective.
Thanks for sharing.
I never done note taking on a *physical book* but it's a good idea since I sometimes lose post its I mark in books etc. and with Kindle, I don't have the curiosity to *"look through it again"* like I do with my physical books.🤔
*On another note, Tim reading us a poem, is the highlight of my quarantined day* 😂
"In one eye and out the other" 😜 He knows me to well.
You write a book report or outline of the topics of interest. Great practice.
Loved Steinbeck's mobile truck washing machine - 5 gallon bucket. Never tried the 'beer milkshake'.
This is the nerdy Tim I like.
You're amazing man! Such an inspirational human being. I wish you all that your heart wishes for.
I don’t believe this guy said the word “Umm” the whole video! Impressive 😂
Watch Elon Musk's videos !
I think he was planning to go for one at 7.39 but stopped himself. 😋
@@Tuong11a Elon is a painfully bad speaker. This guy is great even at 1.5x
High functioning ppl can’t use that verb fart if they wanted to.
Ums, like foosball, are the debil.....
Index at the beginning with page number and what striked
- ph: phrasing
either list the phrases with the book number
or list the number of the pages, where they will be underligned
- stars: potential next actions, thing that can be experimented with
- both circles and stars are for review later on to check what is still relevant
Use Kindle to export the highlights, then send them to Evernote, quickly review the highlights on the PC. Also, can’t lose them.
Boxes at the bottom of the page to take notes on perspective action steps: how to take action and further research. use it on fiction books too
Awesome video. Thank you Tim!
Very in depth thank you for this. When you mentioned extracting lessons from both fiction and nonfiction it got me thinking... can you make a video talking about Ferris insights from the Lord of the Rings? :D
Good idea !!!
I, too take notes in my books as I read them. I like how you created an index.
Mr. Tim Ferris love you . Thanks for this video and for your channel extremely useful for showing us the way to uncomplicated living and much more
warmest wishes from India
Since 2007 I am writing and courating my own digital wikipedia. I note quotes, copy/paste paragraphs of books in it. All combined with search tags, sources, day of finding it. I learned that many hundreds of pages 10 point text can’t be handled that great - even on a modern laptop. Gherefore I start a new textfile. Today I am writing in my fourth textedit file.
you gonna make that info public?
I love that Tim demonstrates that books should be thoroughly interacted with-the pages should be dog eared and the spaces should be scribbled in. A book is only as valuable as the information I am able to extract from it. I’m going to employ these strategies.
I’m in love with the fact you read ACTUAL books with paper pages then write in them!!! No devices here. Beautiful. 😍🥰🤓 📚
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Great ideas, Tim. I am reading The Gratitude Project. I have underlined, boxed sections and highlighted various paragraphs to look back on. I like the idea as well of your separate area of notes for actions. Thank you!
Tim, love this instructional video! Would be super helpful to see the book names as a list in the video description here. Thanks!
I saw a great book on Amazon:
"A call to Gratitude"
it's a great book for all that this year brought us. Very short and simple. I recommend it
Love this video! Thanks for opening me up to this Steinbeck novel, had never heard of someone doing what I did when I went to various synagogues of different denominations and writing about it.
Looking over some recent reads that I can thank you for recommending or talking about on your show: de Mello, Tift, Pofeldt, Irvine...just a few, possibly also, Pollan, Essentialism, Black Hole Focus, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", Kondo,..oh, and Ferriss..the list goes on!
Thanks for sharing your tips on notes, I'm adapting similar methods which all go into Evernote/Google Drive
You are such a life saver. Thank you so much
tnx a lot 4 introducing Hafez
am iranian and one of your fans...
following u .
It's strange that i have been doing similar things in order to read and property digest books. I also write notes separately later in my Evernote, of all the important index points, after completing the book. This has been very effective for me.
It looks like a WeWork common area in the background! Thanks for all you do, Tim.
We have some very similar note taking habits. I use a pencil so I can amend as I go. I underline ... strike through ... small circle sentences. I screenshot thoughts I do not want to forget, then transfer to a writing doument, then save as a pdf file then upload to a flashdrive. I also add all kinds of notes onto the front pages of the book so I can find them later.
Another shared experience ... When I was a child my mother needed a babysitter on Sundays so she would drop me off at a different church through out my life. One of the greatest educational experiences of my life. Baptist ... Catholic ... Mormon ... Jewish Temple ... Seventh Day Adventist ... Methodis ...
Make your own index.
Brief phases that will remind you.
Page numbers.
Circle, highlight and come back often if you really resonated with it.
Action plan (quickly) on how you can implement it.
Thanks Mr Ferris
Love from India
Thank you Tim for sharing some great tips on getting more from books!
your thumbnails are getting better. i love it
I acknowledge your appreciation for learning with humour. I was hesitant to use humour when I started speaking and writing my book, but authors like you give me the encouragement to be both hilarious and beneficial. Thank you. :)
Thank you for those great tips Tim !!!!!!👌💜
When I first read 'The 4 hour workweek' I also got bombered with negative comments regarding the book and its author from other prominet people I look up to who preached 100 hour work weeks are the thing for success, I should say; we are sometines taught to hate wrongly by the people we follow simply because of their insecurities and trying to get their point accross
Tim you're awesome man.
I'm incredibly interested in becoming a professional in the field of psychedelic psychiatry and consciousness studies. In fact, I think this is my path to the freedom you've defined. I'd love to hear more about the resources you've found!!