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reading-notes

Process a book or article into structured progressive summary notes saved to the resources folder

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Turn a book or article into structured, permanent notes using the progressive summarization method, saved to your resources folder.

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Reading Notes

Turn a book or article into structured, permanent notes using the progressive summarization method, saved to your resources folder.

Usage: /reading-notes [title] or /reading-notes then follow prompts.

Step 1: Get the Book/Article Info

Ask:

What are you taking notes on?

Title:

Author:

Type: book / article / paper / other

Then ask:

Are you: a) Sharing notes/highlights you've already taken : I'll organize them b) Describing the book from memory : I'll structure what you share c) Pasting raw text or quotes : I'll extract and synthesize

Step 2: Gather Content

Based on their answer:

a): Ask them to paste their notes/highlights
b): Ask open questions: "What were the main ideas? What did you take away? Any memorable quotes?"
c): Ask them to paste the text

Take what they give, however messy.

Step 3: Synthesize

From the raw input, extract:

Core thesis: What is this book/article fundamentally about?
Key ideas: The 3-7 most important concepts
Supporting evidence or examples: What supports each idea?
Memorable quotes: Exact words worth keeping
Surprises or challenges: What contradicted or changed your thinking?
Actionable takeaways: What can you do differently because of this?
Questions it raised: What do you want to explore further?

Step 4: Choose Subfolder

Glob existing subfolders in 04-resources/*/
Suggest a kebab-case subfolder based on the book/article's topic (max 2 levels, e.g. books/productivity or science/neuroscience)
Present to user: "I'd file this under 04-resources/[suggested-path]/. OK?"
Use confirmed path for file creation.

Step 5: Create the Note

File: 04-resources/[subfolder]/[Book Title] : Notes.md (subfolder confirmed in Step 4)

---
tags: [reference, topic-tag]
created: YYYY-MM-DD
source: /reading-notes
author: [Author]
type: [book/article/paper]
status: [reading/finished]
rating: [1-5 if they want to rate it]
---

# [Book Title]
*by [Author]*

## Core Thesis

[One paragraph : what is this fundamentally about?]

## Key Ideas

### [Idea 1 Title]
[Explanation in your own words]

> "[Supporting quote]"

### [Idea 2 Title]
[Explanation]

### [Idea 3 Title]
[Explanation]

## Memorable Quotes

> "[Quote 1]"
> : [Author], p. [page if known]

> "[Quote 2]"

## My Takeaways

- [What this means for my work/life]
- [What I want to try or apply]

## Questions & Further Exploration

- [Question raised by this book]
- [Related topic to research: [[Related Note]]]

## Raw Highlights

<!-- Paste original highlights here for reference -->
[Raw content if provided]

## Related

[[Related Note 1]]
[[Related Note 2]]

Step 6: Follow Up

Notes saved to 04-resources/[subfolder]/[Title] : Notes.md.

Want to:

Add this to your reading list in a project note?

Run /connect to find vault notes this connects to?

Set a reminder to revisit these notes? (I can add a task)