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Ever finish a non-fiction book and immediately forget everything? Here’s an idea to fix that
From r/SomebodyMakeThis · originally by u/LeftCookie7022 · October 1, 2025
We’ve all been there: you read a fascinating non-fiction book, underline passages, maybe even take some notes… and a week later, it’s all gone. Nothing sticks.
I’ve been thinking about how we could actually *remember* what we read without turning it into a chore. Here’s a concept:
Imagine an app that lets you capture your thoughts and highlights **while you read**. Not just quotes, but questions, insights, and ideas that pop up. You just speak while you read and the App would sort the input. Then, it turns them into bite-sized “learning exercises”:
* Quick quizzes or fill-in-the-blank prompts based on your own notes (like a personal Duolingo for books)
* Rewards or progress tracking when you revisit ideas and spot connections
* A way to organize and cross-link your notes so you can see patterns and relationships across chapters or even different books
Basically, it’s like turning your reading into an interactive, playful learning experience. You’re not just consuming content—you’re building a knowledge map as you go.
Curious: would you actually use something like this, or does it sound too “nerdy”?
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Look up memory palace techniques Those people who can remember 1000 random digits in 5 minutes? Turns out it's a trick anyone can learn and can be applied to anything from books, poetry, names, etc