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Read-It-and-Keep-It Sheet

A one-page sheet that makes reading stick without re-reading.

How to use it

  1. Write the source and why you are reading it.
  2. Note 3 things you learned in your own words.
  3. Note 1 thing you will use this week.

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Preview — prints at exactly 3 × 5 in (76 × 127 mm).

Read-It-and-Keep-It Sheet

A one-page sheet that makes reading stick without re-reading

  1. 1Write the source and why you are reading it.
  2. 2Note 3 things you learned in your own words.
  3. 3Note 1 thing you will use this week.

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Re-reading is wasted effort. Capture once, well.

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