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Reading-to-writing workflow

Reading-to-writing workflow

Category: playbook

A workflow for turning reading into original writing.

1. Choose inputs deliberately

Use an information-diet and source-trust lens before saving everything.

2. Capture and annotate

Use highlighting and annotation to mark what matters, then convert highlights into source-notes.

3. Distill

Use progressive-summarization or short summaries to identify reusable ideas.

4. Create permanent notes

Turn important ideas into permanent-notes and evergreen-notes.

5. Map the topic

Create maps-of-content when a topic becomes dense.

6. Draft

Move from outlining to drafting, then revision.

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