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What's the best way to turn any book into a Second Brain of insights you can grab off the shelf anytime? In this video, book-reading influencer Alex & Books walks us through his notetaking method for physical books (hardcover or paperback) that allowed him to build a following of over 700,000 book-reading fans. 👉 Follow Alex & Books: https://alexandbooks.com/start-here 📝 Pick your notes app (4-part series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dDVtJ2sec 🧠 How to remember everything you read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWomVta4DU 📲 Get the Second Brain Quickstart Guide: https://fortelabs.ck.page/b0c4d2241a 📗 Buy the Building a Second Brain book: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book CHAPTERS: 00:00 Is physical notetaking worth it? 00:34 Full notetaking method explained (back & front covers) 02:42 Should you avoid notetaking during active reading? 03:28 How to use digital notes with physical ones 05:29 Most of us pick the wrong notes app --------------- 💌 Join our weekly newsletter for more productivity tips and resources https://fortelabs.com/subscribe/ 📚ORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS 🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book 📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para 👩🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES 1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop 2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation 🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube 👋 CONNECT WITH ME 📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe 👩💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ 🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ 💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/ 🐦⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs 🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/