1. The information processing Cycle
2. Input
   1. Problem
      1. Unless we make conscious, strategic decisions about what we consume, we’ll always be at the mercy of what others want us to see.
   2. Solution
      1. Ask yourself: What worth reading/consume and what you want to focus on
         1. What your want to learn? Why you want to learn that?
         2. How you will learn that? What is te best way to find insideful and high-value, impactful information?
3. Process
   1. Problems
      1. There's so much data to deal with, jotting down all of the reading points can be overwhelming.
   2. Solution
      1. When taking notes, keep only what resonates with you.
         1. By keeping what resonates with you, that information easily connects with the knowledge we already have and creates a solid link to our understanding. When you choose a piece of information you feel is irrelevant to you, it quickly turns into a discrete piece of information in your system.
      2. Summarizing a note in multiple stages over time - Progressive Sumarization
         1. With a complex cluster of information like a book chapter, you can do it pretty hard to manage. You can apply the following multi-layered editing of information: (1) Highline what you find useful in the book -> (2) Summary of those highlights with your understanding -> (3) summary of the notes of (2) -> and so on.
         2. In this way, you can create a note that mixes many different layers of information. It can help you use it for various purposes, from grasping general concepts to finding specialized information in depth and detail.
      3. Editing and re-systems your knowledge gradually each time you review the notes.
         1. Problem
            1. With a vast amount of information, there are times when you don't know what information is essential to you in the first place. Also, it can be too time-consuming to process through in one go.
         2. Solution
            1. Every time you review the note, you edit it a bit; this way breaks down the amount of information you need to process; in addition, over time, you will know what essential knowledge to save.
4. Storage
   1. Problem
      1. If you ignore the process of cleaning, arranging and putting it in a centralized data area, the data will be very fragmented, and you can hardly re-use it.
   2. Solution
      1. Choose a centralized database to store information.
         1. Find a place where you can easily access, manage, and edit data. Probably one of the current popular take note apps: Evernote, Onenote, Roamrearch ...
      2. Clean, systematize data every time you use it
         1. Defining key terms in parentheses in case we forget what they mean
         2. Inserting placeholders when we leave off summarizing a source so we know where to pick back up
         3. Adding links to related websites, files, or emails that we’re likely to forget over time
      3. Organize opportunistically, a little bit at a time
         1. Problem
            1. It can be tempting to spend a lot of time to create highly structured, perfectionistic notes
         2. Solution
            1. Your rule of thumb should be: add value to a note every time you touch it.
5. Output
   1. Problem
      1. Information only becomes knowledge when we put it to use
   2. Solution
      1. Don’t just consume information passively – put it to use
      2. Create smaller, reusable units of work
         1. You will begin to think of your projects as made up of discrete parts, Breaking information down into small packages to complete each one.
      3. Share your work with the world
         1. Find a community that shares your interests, and inspire others by talking about the exciting things you learn every day.