Before Glasp, I would have two windows open in my browser. One with an article, the other with Roam taking notes, it was cumbersome but it worked. Now with Glasp, I just highlight & take notes in the browser window using the Glasp extension.

Better than a read-it-later app — Glasp Is A read-it-now app

Rather than saving things for later. If I am reading through an article and something stands out, I can just select it, highlight & take notes all within the browser.

It helps me to be present in the moment, rather than squirrelling a whole lot of articles away that I may or may not read again.

every highlight and note I make is public on my Glasp profile. So anyone who follows me can see what I’m reading, what is resonating and what I think about it.

you have better ideas (we all have better ideas) when you expose them in public.

rather than having to build some kind of digital garden for die-hard fans of my thinking… I can just direct them to Glasp.

on Glasp I’m surrounded by a whole bunch of people who read in different algorithmic circles than I do, so I end up discovering a whole bunch of articles that wouldn’t usually be in my feeds or my view. And I’m better off for it.

Rather than having to update my website each week with all the new and interesting articles I am reading, it stays updated all the time with the Glasp widget embedded into Notion (where I host my website)

my audience loves my writing, but they also pay attention to what I’m reading & consuming. This is why curation is still a big part of what I do as a creator, both in my weekly newsletter and on my website.

I’ve found myself reading & taking notes on so many more articles now with Glasp, because I’m not waiting to read them later (& never getting to them) I’m simply taking the moment to read, take notes & have those notes waiting for me later to write about.