# How to Actually Use What You Read With Readwise

![rw-book-cover](https://s3.amazonaws.com/readwiseio/2018/03/kindle-highlights.png)

## Metadata
- Author: [[Daniel Doyon]]
- Full Title: How to Actually Use What You Read With Readwise
- Category: #articles
- Document Tags: [[notetaking]] 
- URL: https://blog.readwise.io/reading-workflow-part-1/
- Archive: https://web-archive.alecodes.page/bookmarks?bf=1&search=&title=How%20to%20Actually%20Use%20What%20You%20Read%20With%20Readwise
> [!tldr]
> Readwise is a tool that helps you remember and use the important ideas you find while reading. It offers a simple workflow with three steps: Capture your highlights, Review them regularly, and Integrate those insights into your life. By using Readwise, you can turn your reading into meaningful actions and lasting knowledge.

## Highlights
We read in order to learn how to do something or we read to understand some new concept. For example, we might read a book to learn how to negotiate or we might read a book to understand behavioral economics. We call these motives meaningful action and lasting insight, respectively, and a reading workflow will help you get more of both.[](https://blog.readwise.io/reading-workflow-part-1#fn1) [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58ez9vkh68ptwbnt951wkg9))

*capture* any and all the things that might be meaningful to you — today or tomorrow, small or large — in a reliable system outside your mind so you can make use of those things later [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58f1740ca5k7akyjp7enmkx))

Now that you're capturing all the things that might be meaningful to you, the next step is to actually go back and *review* those things. Otherwise, what was the point of capturing in the first place? [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58f3zcas4ewpxjf861kzfy6)) [[favorite]] 

Integrate might mean **improved retention** (or compression) of new concepts thanks to a lightweight form of [spaced repetition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition). [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58f5aqe8f69a4rvvypb3r1n))

Integrate might also mean **enhanced creativity** resulting from the serendipitous juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated ideas. [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58f679pcp1vtd3ne64cxke9))
> [!note]
> This relates to BASB

Integrate might also mean **sudden inspiration** to act on something you've read due to a well-timed reminder in a daily review. [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j58f8fa57a88b7647bwyaxp4))