August 21, 2024: How Note Taking Can Help You Become an Expert

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“Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.“

— Thomas Mann

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This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋

We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)

📚 3 Good Articles for You

Why I Write
by Tom White (8 mins)

  • Writing is a challenging, often torturous process, marked by frustration, self-doubt, and a constant battle to produce coherent prose despite obstacles, including the author's Tourette syndrome.
  • Despite the difficulties, writing serves as a profound and essential means of expression and communication, allowing the author to articulate thoughts and emotions clearly, free from the disruptions caused by verbal tics.
  • The act of writing, though arduous, is seen as a form of rebellion and catharsis, providing a way to order chaos, connect deeply with oneself, and share ideas with the world, no matter the external response.

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Doing Nothing Has Never Been More Important
by Kate J. Neville (14 mins)

  • The article redefines idleness as a crucial space for reflection, creativity, and political engagement, challenging the traditional emphasis on work as inherently virtuous.
  • It highlights historical views on work and idleness, suggesting that while work is often praised, idleness is essential for personal and societal growth.
  • The author advocates for recognizing idleness as necessary for independent thought, democratic participation, and a broader understanding of life beyond human productivity.

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How Note Taking Can Help You Become an Expert
by Cedric Chin (26 mins)

  • Cognitive Flexibility Theory (CFT) focuses on learning in complex, variable domains, emphasizing the importance of adaptive expertise for handling novel situations.
  • Note-taking plays a key role in developing expertise by helping learners connect and contrast multiple cases, deepening their understanding.
  • CFT-based learning systems encourage the exploration of interconnected notes, which accelerates expertise by fostering adaptive thinking and a nuanced grasp of complex concepts.

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📣 Community

  • 🟦 Tag on the Post feature:
    Recently, we released the Post feature that lets you write articles/blogs on Glasp. We've updated the feature to be able to add category tags when you highlight them. It makes it easier for you to organize the posts you read. Please check here to see how it works 📚
  • 🟨 Launched on Product Hunt:
    We launched “Glasp: Curated Content to Crafted Posts” on Product Hunt 🚀 This new addition is designed to streamline the workflow for creators and learners alike, enabling you to effortlessly transform your collected ideas into insightful content. It'd be great if you could visit and upvote for us 🙇‍♂️
  • 🟥 Glasp Talk with David Elikwu:
    Glasp Talk features intimate interviews with luminaries, revealing their emotions, experiences, and stories. The guest, David Elikwu, founded The Knowledge, a platform helping over 30,000 people enhance their productivity, creativity, and decision-making. David is also the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Jendaya, an Africa-focused luxury fashion e-commerce platform.

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Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)

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Kei and Kazuki

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