Bytes that get stuck in your teeth.
John Brayton:
Similarly there is a new optional Next Article menu item for the swipe left menu of the article view on iPhone and iPad. To enable it, open the Settings screen, select Articles under Basic Options, and turn on Next Article under Basic Actions.
Summaries is a feature I’ve long wanted in Instapaper.
In this post, Brian Donohue goes through how he implemented it.
Morgan Housel:
Reading is a chore if you insist on finishing every book you begin, because the majority of books are either a) adequately summarized in the introduction, b) not for you, or c) not for anyone.
I’m a sicko for trawling the internet and loading up Instapaper with things to read later.
Which means, you’ll be shocked to hear, my reading queue can get large and unmanageble.
I spend too much time reading online.
I tend to trawl content from a variety of sources, save the shiny ones in Instapaper, and read them later.
Breaking non-fiction books down into three kinds with advice on how to read them.
I read the majority of my books on my Kindle. The Kindle’s convenience is pretty hard to beat and I enjoy its highlighting and note-taking features.
Shawn Blanc:
Your own index is something you put in the back of the book (or the front if you prefer). It’s a list of the book’s themes and topics that most resonate with you, and the pages which have the best quotes and ideas around those topics.