When you are reading, read actively and create context around your highlights. Then make sure you transfer your notes and highlights to your permanent note storage - either immediately if you're reading synchronously, or set a reminder for when you're going to do it when you're reading asynchronously.

a highlight is a signal that the sentence was important to you in that moment.

If you can't reconstruct the meaning of a highlight as time goes on, that's a) a shame and b) on you, and no-one else.

The most important thing to do to prevent Highlight Dementia is creating context around your highlights.

For every highlight that you make, try to also note down a couple of words on why you are highlighting the sentence.

If you're not sure what to write, think about these questions:

• What else does this make you think of? - Is there anything that confuses you? - Is there someone you know who'd be interested in this?