Northline Academy
Open· Craft· Beginner· 30 min· 4 lessons

Clear Notes in One Sitting

A public primer on capturing ideas without drowning in outlines.

Taught by Jonah Reed, Writing and research coach

course-writing

What you will be able to do

  • Capture a source without over-formatting
  • Distill notes into three useful claims
  • Leave every session with a next action

What you will practice

Capture one source, distill three claims, and write a next action you can finish today.

The three passes

  1. Capture - dump quotes and questions without formatting.
  2. Distill - keep only claims that change what you will do.
  3. Act - write one sentence that starts your next session.

Try this week

Pick one article. Run the three passes in under 25 minutes. Stop when you have a single next action.

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