I am more likely to skip it altogether and go back to the old self of passive reading. That is a broken experience and introduces friction into the capture workflow. Whenever I need to read an article and highlight it along, I first have to add it to Pocket/Instapaper and then read it from there. Read-it-later tools like Pocket and Instapaper allow highlighting, but only if you are reading the article from their web site or app. ![]() It's more important to capture the idea that the highlight gave. It's when something we read resonates with us or triggers some other ideas that we highlight. Highlighting alone is generally a waste of time. Highlightingīefore we get into the highlighting feature, let's get this straight. Below are some of the key features that interest me. I found Diigo the best value for money and features. While deciding on a tool to choose, the main options I was considering were: Other primary sources include books (PDFs, Kindle, and physical books) and videos.įor this blog post, I will stick to capturing information from the browser.Īs you would have already guessed from this blog post's title, I chose Diigo as my tool to capture information from the browser. These days, most of the information I consume is from blogs and website articles - in short, using a browser. Identifying the sources of information you consume is essential to know how to set up your Capture process. As Tiago Forte (from BASB) puts it, knowledge management is a 4 step process - (C.O.D.E) Capture, Organize, Distill and ExpressĬapturing is the very first process of these steps and focuses on saving valuable information that you come across daily. Having a Knowledge Management System helps you to stay on top of the information you consume. It will be useful sometime in the future, and when that future comes, likely, you won't remember what you read or where you read. Most of the time, what we read or come across is not used immediately. The various articles, books, blogs, and videos I have consumed have not stayed on in my memory. I am taking baby steps in building out my Knowledge Management System. I used it mostly to mark articles to read it later and occasionally get to it when I have the time.Īfter attending the Building a Second Brain (BASB) workshop, I realized I have a significant gap in my Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). I have been a long time user of the free version of Pocket.
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