[rramadass]

Having a A4 size book summary along with the book itself is a Great Technique! The chapter/book actionable task(s) idea is also great.

Did you come up with the idea yourself or were inspired from some place else? Any more ideas you can share?

[jlengrand]

The second one I picked up from https://www.youtube.com/@askvinh, found it a good idea.

The summary thing, honestly it's just because I was frustrated to feel like I had forgotten everything about the books I read a few weeks later, so I decided to find a reason to go back to them to try and retain more :).

The only other tip I can think of is to start a book club at your workplace. It's a great way to commit to it a bit more while getting suggestions you wouldn't have had yourself.

[rramadass]

Your A4 summary page technique is ingenious. It forces one to focus on the absolute essentials gleaned while reading a book rather than fluff which is actually an art in "Note-taking". It is the same as "Precis Writing" but for a book.

In case you didn't already know, you might find the following useful;

1) SQ3R - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQ3R

2) Cornell Note-taking method - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Notes