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These sample application cards are a companion to ‘The Ultimate Guide to Effective Post-Reading Note-Taking ’ , an essay about my workflow once I’m done reading a book.

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Read the full essay: The Ultimate Guide to Effective Post-Reading Note-Taking

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Application Flashcards

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Application Flashcards are a specialized type of flashcard designed not merely to help you recall factual information, but to prompt real-world action, reflection, or problem-solving based on the knowledge you’re studying.

Rather than asking, “What does this mean?”, they ask, “How can I use this?”

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Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius

1️⃣

Front of Card

Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been. (4.7)

Back of Card

• Application: Let go of resentment when a meeting is canceled or a project changes suddenly.
• Core Insight: Focus only on what’s within your control: your responses, not outcomes.

2️⃣

Front of Card

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. (2.11)