Progressive Summarization: A Practical Technique for Designing Discoverable Notes
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Modern digital tools make it easy to “capture” information from a wide variety of sources. We know how to snap a picture, type out some notes, record a video, or scan a document. Getting this content from the outside world into the digital world is trivial.
It’s even easier to get content that is already digital from one app to another. We know how to copy and paste text, save an image from a webpage, archive an email attachment, or import a video file.
What is difficult is not transferring content from place to place, but _transferring it through time_.
You know what I mean: you read a book, investing hours of mental labor in understanding the ideas it presents. You finish the book with a…
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