1/ A lot of ppl have been asking about PDF reading workflow for personal knowledge management. Here is the super simple one that fulfills all my needs. Start by creating a Resource folder on Dropbox with PDFs I want to read. Access it via @PDFExpert6 file browser
2/ Open a PDF and use highlight feature to highlight passages you want to keep
3/ When finished, tap three dots and then “Email.” For some reason the option to export only highlights doesn’t appear when I tap “Share”
4/ Next, tap “Annotations Summary” which exports highlights, plus the highlighted PDF as an attachment. Best of both worlds
5/ This will generate a new email with the highlighted passages in the body. Email it to your designated Evernote Import Email, which you can find in settings (I recommend saving this to your contacts)
6/ Sync Evernote and it will be created as a new note. Now you can do progressive summarization
7/ At the bottom of the note the original PDF will be attached if you need to dive deeper
8/ Opening it you will see all your original highlights in context
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Seeing the most popular highlights from my books is such a fascinating way to understand what resonates with different people
Here are the 10 most popular highlights from Building A Second Brain 📖
1/10 (Part 1)
We spend countless hours reading, listening to, and watching other people’s opinions about what we should do, how we should think, and how we should live, but make comparatively little effort applying that knowledge and making it our own.
1/10 (Part 2)
So much of the time we are “information hoarders,” stockpiling endless amounts of well-intentioned content that only ends up increasing our anxiety.
2/ Certain apps tend to align better with certain notetaking styles:
- Architects might prefer Notion for its customization
- Gardeners: Roam / Obsidian for fluid linking
- Librarians: Evernote due to robust archiving
- Students: Google Keep due to how straightforward it is