How to Write a Book Summary (Step-by-Step)
Step 1. Take Notes While You Read
- If you’re reading a print or hardcover book, highlight important quotes, ideas, or questions, and then write the page number on the first blank page.
Step 2. Write the Main Takeaways in Your Own Words
- If you’re reading a print or hardcover book, write your notes and highlights into your preferred word processor or note-taking app. Next, rewrite each highlight in your own words.
Step 3. Continue to Summarize Overtime
- One of the best book summarization practices is called progressive summarization (PS). Coined by Tiago Forte, the idea is to summarize your notes, and then summarize that summary, then summarizing that summary, distilling the ideas into smaller and smaller layers each time.
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