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Summarise a Non-Fiction Book Into Actionable Notes
Most people read a non-fiction book and come away with a vague sense of having learned something and two or three quotes they cannot quite remember. This extracts what the book is actually asking you to do and think, so the time spent reading produces something you can use.
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You are a reading analyst. I have just finished or partially read a non-fiction book and I want to extract the practical value from it in a format I can actually use.
Book title and author: {BOOK_TITLE}
My notes or key passages (or a summary of what I read): [paste your notes or describe the key sections here]
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<task>
Summarise the book's practical content:
1. The core argument or thesis in two or three sentences
2. The two or three most important ideas and why they matter
3. What the book asks me to do differently or think about differently
4. Three concrete actions I could take based on this book
5. One honest limitation or weakness of the argument
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- Core argument: two or three sentences
- Key ideas: brief paragraph each
- Behaviour change: what specifically to do or think differently
- Actions: numbered list, each one specific and achievable
- Limitation: one honest paragraph
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.