Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Reading and taken notes are two different behaviors. Don’t multitask.

6 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video excerpt, Nick Hutchison argues that failing to take effective notes while reading incurs a significant opportunity cost, leaving readers underserving themselves. He shares a personal anecdote about discovering that most readers don’t take notes, a realization prompted by a friend. Drawing inspiration from Tim Ferriss and other personal‑development thought leaders, Hutchison has crafted his own efficient, organized note‑taking system, which he claims can be easily applied by anyone. He promotes his book, Rise of the Reader, as the source where he details this system and invites viewers to check it out.

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If you're not taking effective notes from each book that you're reading, there's an opportunity cost to that. You are underserving yourself. You're not getting as much as you could out of the books you're reading. You know, I've always been taking notes in the books that I've read, but I didn't realize that was abnormal until one of my friends Kyle told me, dude, most people don't take notes in the books they're reading. So as I started to learn from people like Tim Ferriss and some of the other great personal development gurus out there on how they take notes, I I developed my own systems. They're efficient, they're organized, and you can apply them easily. All you have to do is grab a copy of my book Rise of the Reader, and I'll detail everything in there for you. Check it out.