I gave myself a Christmas treat.
I bought myself the scanmarker reader.
I like reading – books, reports, memos – on paper and kindle. I prefer the look, feel, and smell of paper. A good book will be full of markings and side notes.
I like reading because I find the easiest and fasted way to understand an issue I am working on. Combined with techniques the Feynman Technique and Teaching to an Imaginary Classroom (as outlined in the Overnight Student), I’ve not yet worked out a better way to better understand an issue. I am not a telepath. If there is a better way to take up knowledge, please let me know.
A few, not all books that I read deserve a reference note.
That requires me to review my marking and side notes. Scanmarker comes into its own here.
I take the scanner reader pen, glide it across the words I want to copy, and it comes up on the screen.
I find it helpful reviewing reports and memos – I just scan the important bits of information straight in – and send the paper to the recycling bin, or I give the book to someone who may like it.
Here is a video clip of me taking some notes from Vaclav Smil’s “How the World Really Works”
Note: The sound is off as building work is happening next door.
It is an easy tool to use.
You can scan the text directly into your MacBook, iPhone or iPad.
This was scanned from page 196
And this is the transcript:
If I am reading on Kindle, I’ll use a combination of Kindle highlights and readwise to get a summary.