Keep the author’s words separate from yours
Save a short passage as evidence, then explain why it matters in your own note. A highlight alone records what you noticed. Your response records what you understood, questioned or connected to another idea. Keeping both lets you revise an interpretation without rewriting the source.
An excerpt is a starting point, not a conclusion
Suppose a chapter says repetition helps build a habit. Save that sentence, then ask what conditions make repetition possible. Add a second excerpt that describes an exception. The notes now hold a question and contrasting evidence instead of a stack of isolated quotations.
Turn notes into a structure you can revisit
Group related excerpts under a question or theme in a mind map. Give each node a clear title, keep your interpretation in its note and retain the link to the original page. When writing a summary, revisit the source before treating your map as a final claim.
From a passage to an idea
Select text or capture a region, add your own thoughts, and organize related excerpts into a mind map. Return to the source when you need context. Nodes are not limited by your plan.
One account. Your whole bookshelf.
Keep your books, excerpts, notes and mind maps together in your MindNote account. Continue across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and Windows. Choose which books to download to each device.