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How to Customize Prompts in Readwise Reader to Automate Information Processing?

Combat “information overload” efficiently with this indispensable tool.

Shuyi Wang
8 min readApr 11, 2024

Pain Point

If you’re a teacher, student, or professional juggling vast amounts of knowledge, you’re likely familiar with the struggle against information overload.

It’s not merely the sheer volume of information that complicates matters, but also the diversity of types and sources it comes from. This variety often leaves you scrambling to collate, search, and utilize data efficiently while digesting significant amounts daily. Below is an illustration commissioned from AI depicting this challenge of information overload. Do take a moment to reflect on it.

The image poignantly captures the anxiety and helplessness that knowledge workers often experience amid an influx of varied information.

Is there a viable solution to this dilemma?

Tool

Yes, indeed.

Recall my previous guide, “From Highlights to Output: How to Use Readwise to Optimize Your

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Shuyi Wang
Shuyi Wang

Written by Shuyi Wang

PhD in Information Science. Associate Professor at Tianjin Normal University. Former Adjunct Faculty at UNT. First Prize Winner of HackNTX 2018.

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