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How to read a book

O do love to read books. Until recently I didn't know how to do it properly.
So that I decided to summaryze the book with the title above.

I will do it periodically and in handwriting.

Suggestions are welcome.

Why to draw Cathedrals?

Wording, worth remembering

‘I have to’ is every procrastinator’s favorite expression. It’s also the most disempowering.
(Neil Fiore)

Wording, worth remembering.

Use Choose to ... (empowering) instead of
Have to (disempowering)

Similar:
I should . . . change to I choose, I want, I could . . .
I need to, I must, I have to . . . change to It’s imporant to me to . . .
I can’t . . . change to I choose not to, I’m not willing to, I can . . .
I’ll try . . . change to I will, I intent, I’m aiming for . . .

On paper

Dear Jeff.

I am very sympathetic to your concept of being paperless. I've been trying it myself for a while. I also like the idea of using Apple gadgets to do so, they are already my pets. I still agree with Malcolm Gladwell that only digital media isn´t enough. First I like the physical act of writing and, my practice showed me, nothing is more simple and straigthfoward than take quick notes on paper. So, my plan is to use paper for thought, digital media for storage, organization and fun.
What is working for me right now is:

1.Loose leaf (breast pocket)
Bucket (in GTD sense) for quick notes, daily checklists and ideas.
Daily review.

2. Notebook (moleskine-like)
GTD lists and contexts, reading summaries, plans, follow ups.
Weekly review.

3. Digital
Calendar, contacts, passwords, chess, music, movies and podcasts.
Readers: Kindle, Bookman
Quick notes: Scribble Lite, Fountain Pen
Chess: Fritz, Stockfish, Schroedder, GameClock
Assorted: aSleep, iLuvMozart, ArtLite,Moleskine,Convert Units,Y!Music,Twitter

4. Other resources I found in my way:
Journaling Arts Blog and Store
Ink Noveau
Post-it and the book
Visual Notetaking and Visual Problem Solving

2010 Chess rating

I got my international rating in 2010.

Right now, I don't know what is the exact number, but it will be around 2000.

The bad news is that I am about 33300 in the world.

Good news is that according to the The Chess in the Olympics Campaign (USA), "605 million people worldwide know how to play chess" and "285 million people play ... via the internet" and "7.5 million are registered players."

Hope some improvement in 2011.