Progressive Summarisation: Technique of Thinkfull Annotation for Educators and Students

How might we make what we are consuming right now easily discoverable for our future self?

Progressive Summarisation is a technique developed by Tiago Forte, a productivity expert, as a way to enhance the process of note-taking and knowledge organization. The method is designed to help individuals engage deeply with information over time and create layered, concise summaries. Here's an overview of the technique:

• Layer 0 is the original, Full-length source text.
  
• Layer 1 is the content into Note-Taking App
  
• Layer 2 Bold Passage
  
• For Layer 3, Highlighting Passage
  
• For Layer 4, Summarizing Passage , in your own words
  
• For Layer 5, Remix. Add  Personality and Creativity

ChatGPT tools make it easy to “generate” information from a wide variety of sources with a single prompt. We take screen grabs and pictures every day loosing them in our digital black hole.

The challenge of knowledge is not acquiring it. In our digital world, you can acquire almost any knowledge at almost any time. -Tiago Forte

Progressive Summarization is a dynamic and iterative process that encourages active engagement with information over time. By gradually layering the information with highlights, emphasis, personal insights, and connections to other knowledge, you create a rich and nuanced understanding that is easier to recall and apply.