How to Read Work a Book
Change Your Reading Habits in a Weekend
Master the Art of Working a Book
📚 The best two hours you can spend with any book
Think of How to Work a Book as the best two hours you can spend with any book you want to read.
In this concentrated window of time, you will tangibly improve how you learn from non-fiction books.
Here is a rundown of everything you'll learn:
In this concentrated window of time, you will tangibly improve how you learn from non-fiction books.
Here is a rundown of everything you'll learn:
🕸 Rapid Context-Building: Learn how to learn, apply, and remember what you read better than ever before. Optimize for context!
🤯 The # 1 Meta Question to Ask With Any Book You Want To Read: With this question in mind, it will truly change how you interact with every book you read...as you read it.
🛠 The Book as a Tool for Thought: The most-harmful misunderstanding about books and what a new paradigm does for our note-taking and note-making efforts.
💥 Emergent Questions & Emergent Answers: The art of engaging with a book (allowing your exploration to be the catalyst to drive your next steps).
🕵🏻 Book Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight: Start seeing "the story behind the book" and leverage it as a way to build better context.
🗺 LiDAR for Books: Create a depth map of the book to dive into the most resonant material first. They who make a better map, make a better mark!
🍨 Have Dessert First: Why reading feels hard sometimes, and how to "make it fun" on demand.
🧘 Apply Embodied Learning: Leverage the fact that we learn better when our bodies are involved.
🎙 Articulating Insights: The simplest way to transform sparks you read into remarks you remember.
🌱 Planting Compelling Concepts: The simplest way to build your knowledge.
🔥 Applying Actionable Ideas: The simplest way to actually apply something actionable from the books you read.
🕸 Rapid Context-Building
Learn how to learn, apply, and remember what you read better than ever before. Optimize for context!
🤯 The # 1 Meta Question to Ask
With Any Book You Want To Read
With Any Book You Want To Read
With this question in mind, it will truly change how you interact with every book you read...as you read it.
🛠 The Book as a Tool for Thought
The most-harmful misunderstanding about books and what a new paradigm does for our note-taking and note-making efforts.
💥 Emergent Questions
& Emergent Answers
& Emergent Answers
The art of engaging with a book (allowing your exploration to be the catalyst to drive your next steps).
🕵🏻 Book Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
Start seeing "the story behind the book" and leverage it as a way to build better context.
🗺 LiDAR for Books
Create a depth map of the book to dive into the most resonant material first. They who make a better map, make a better mark!
🍨 Have Dessert First
Why reading feels hard sometimes, and how to "make it fun" on demand.
🧘 Apply Embodied Learning
Leverage the fact that we learn better when our bodies are involved.
🎙 Articulating Insights
The simplest way to transform sparks you read into remarks you remember.
🌱 Planting Compelling Concepts
The simplest way to build your knowledge.
🔥 Applying Actionable Ideas
The simplest way to actually apply something actionable from the books you read.
👍 Who is this for?
This is for you if...
If you want to confidently apply what you learn from what you read.
If you want to achieve better levels of understanding, more efficiently, and more enjoyably.
If you want to stop feeling dread or guilt about reading more from a book.
If your note-taking is devoid of fun and often over-whelming, yet you believe (even hope or pray) that there is a better way.
If you want to know how to actually make useful notes.
If you want to make notes that help you apply what you learn and help you remember what resonated.
If someone brings up a book that you've read before and you want to be able to remember a story or takeaway from it...and actually be able to articulate it—in the moment—in a conversation with someone.
If you have trouble remembering what resonated so strongly in a book you read last year (even last month!).
If the thought of processing your highlights overwhelms you.
If you have trouble focusing when you try to read.
Who is this not for?
This is not for you if...
❌ One-way readers: If you want to hold onto false belief that you must read a book from front to back without bouncing around.
❌ Fiction optimizers: If you want to "optimize" reading fiction. Fiction should be enjoyed linearly and savored at its own pace, without many of the context-building techniques that serve non-fiction so well. That said, The note-making exercises—especially the emergent questions and answers—will still be valuable for reading fiction.
❌ Integration magicians: If you want to figure out integrations between tools like Readwise or Zotero. While this may be important for a specific workflow, it is outside the scope of a Work a Book event..
❌ Misguided highlighters: If you are convinced you need to highlight the highlights of your highlights in some misguided and rigid summarizing workflow, just to maybe, at the end, get to an understanding of the material.
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Lean in and live note-making while watching the recording
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Guided exercises
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Paradigm-shifting arguments
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Contagious energy in the live chat transcript that offers insights
and co-discoveries from the audience
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Obsidian Template: Emergent Book Note
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Continued access to the video recording
What to bring before starting the recording
Your non-fiction book
We're going to be working through this live, together so have yours ready and in front of you before we start. What book will you bring?
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Your PKM, journal, or note-making tool
Again, have it in front of you to capture and connect ideas live as you work your book. We'll be providing a downloadable Obsidian Template after the event, but the process is tool-agnostic.
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Your enthusiasm!
You're here because you want to make more meaningful connections with what you're reading. Get ready for an exciting two-hour session and lean in while watching. It doesn’t have to be a passive experience!
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Support
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about How to Work a Book. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please chat to our support team.
How does the work session work?
These are 2-hours sessions where you Bring Your Own Book (📚 BYOB). Then, in an extremely hands-on experience, you will be guided through a flexible process to build rapid context, apply what you learn, and be able to remember what resonated.
Why is this session only for non-fiction books?
Fiction should be enjoyed linearly and savored at its own pace, without the need of the context-building techniques we use to work a book. That said, the note-making exercises—especially the emergent questions and answers—will still be valuable for reading fiction.
Why are physical books recommended? Will Kindle books still work?
Physically, books give you a map that never changes. Every way point that you subconsciously use to navigate the book never changes. Digital books don't allow for this, which makes it more difficult to apply the context-building techniques of working a book. That said, you can still work a book on the Kindle, you just have to be able to get around it fast enough.
What about audiobooks?
While there are many ways to reading a book, How to Work a Book is still applicable. What we'll be going through during the live event will be much easier to follow along with a non-fiction book or ebook. Plan on working back and forth between parts of the book live.
Do I need to have read my book ahead of time/what if I started it but didn't finish?
No! You can read a book later after going through Work a Book with it, and it can offer additional perspective and clarity, but you don't need to read it ahead of time.
What's your refund policy?
This is a live event webinar which cannot be returned.
As such, we are not able to offer refunds. However, to prevent disappointment or dissatisfaction, we have two ways to ensure client fit and client success:
1) Prior to purchase you can review many free videos that will let you understand if the style of the instructor is a good fit for you.
2) If after purchasing you are unhappy for any reason, please contact us and we will address any issues you experience. You can reach us at help@linkingyourthinking.com.
As such, we are not able to offer refunds. However, to prevent disappointment or dissatisfaction, we have two ways to ensure client fit and client success:
1) Prior to purchase you can review many free videos that will let you understand if the style of the instructor is a good fit for you.
2) If after purchasing you are unhappy for any reason, please contact us and we will address any issues you experience. You can reach us at help@linkingyourthinking.com.
Still have questions?
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please chat to our support team.