Several years ago, I was speaking with Freia and mentioned that it would be cool if there was a way in which you could read a summary of books. Last week Freia sent me an email saying, "looks like what we were talking about is now available. Check it out : www.blinkist.com".
I checked it out and it was exactly what I wanted. As the site nicely summarizes:
Learn something every day.
Read the key lessons from nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less.
Solve your reading problem.
The best knowledge from nonfiction in powerful, memorable packs.
Blinkist positions itself as solving 3 problems.
1. Read Smarter
Books in blinks are a new format that gives you the key insights from nonfiction books in just 15 minutes.
2. Get Sharper
Mastery happens in inches, not miles. With Blinkist, you can hone your skills by learning a little every day.
3. Learn Wherever
Blinkist was made for your mobile lifestyle. Read on your commute, waiting in line, or anywhere else on any device.
The product is reasonably priced at around $5 / month.
And what I love about Blink is the fact that its not created by computers, but by people. They explain their system better than I could.
Great books. Smart people. No algorithms. We comb bestseller lists, review user suggestions, and solicit thought leader input to find the most intriguing reads out there. Next, our readers and writers dive into the selected texts and surface with the most valuable insights from each work. The resulting blinks are proofread and lovingly polished by human hands. By the time a book in blinks makes it to you, we trust that it is a skillfully, mindfully made bundle of mind-changing insights – and you can, too.
Gotta go and catch up with my Blinks.
I checked it out and it was exactly what I wanted. As the site nicely summarizes:
Learn something every day.
Read the key lessons from nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less.
Solve your reading problem.
The best knowledge from nonfiction in powerful, memorable packs.
Blinkist positions itself as solving 3 problems.
1. Read Smarter
Books in blinks are a new format that gives you the key insights from nonfiction books in just 15 minutes.
2. Get Sharper
Mastery happens in inches, not miles. With Blinkist, you can hone your skills by learning a little every day.
3. Learn Wherever
Blinkist was made for your mobile lifestyle. Read on your commute, waiting in line, or anywhere else on any device.
The product is reasonably priced at around $5 / month.
And what I love about Blink is the fact that its not created by computers, but by people. They explain their system better than I could.
Great books. Smart people. No algorithms. We comb bestseller lists, review user suggestions, and solicit thought leader input to find the most intriguing reads out there. Next, our readers and writers dive into the selected texts and surface with the most valuable insights from each work. The resulting blinks are proofread and lovingly polished by human hands. By the time a book in blinks makes it to you, we trust that it is a skillfully, mindfully made bundle of mind-changing insights – and you can, too.
Gotta go and catch up with my Blinks.
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