On: Why We're Bootstrapping Readwise (2018)

[trevmckendrick]

readwise is so good that even though I LOVE physical books, I don’t buy them anymore. They wouldn’t get into my Readwise notes, which is now a crucial part of my daily workflow.

[noamhacker → trevmckendrick]

I’ve manually entered quotes from an old physical book into my readwise because they were so well written, so it’s possible to use physical books too!

[TheSpiceIsLife → trevmckendrick]

Would you mind sharing what device(s) you use, along with any other software / services / etc you're using.

I've been reading books, mostly fiction, on my phone as I don't presently have a tablet / ereader. I'd like to move away from reading mostly fiction again, highlighting and note taking and all that, but don't have the gumption to launch a research project in to what's available and what works.

[hoodwink → TheSpiceIsLife]

Kindle for nonfiction. Audible for fiction. Instapaper for articles.

Take notes and highlights while reading nonfiction to better connect to the material.

All hooked up to and constantly synced with Readwise for enhanced retention and easy consistent review.

[TheSpiceIsLife → hoodwink]

Thanks. And where do your notes and highlights end up?

I have a flat text file that's nearly 1MB in size, that I started 17 years ago! But it's just stored on Dropbox, which is cumbersome to use to search in the file while mobile.

[hoodwink → TheSpiceIsLife]

All my notes and highlights, from all sources, are in Readwise. Includes metadata like tags, future notes, chapter, etc.