Reading notes and book club prep your AI can read

---
name: Reading List
description: 'Organize books and articles you want to read, are currently reading,
  and have finished. Your AI assistant will track progress and collect your notes
  and highlights.

  '
tags:
- book
- article
- non-fiction
- fiction
- book-club
containers:
- name: Reading List
  description: Books and articles organized by reading status
  llm_instructions: |
    This container is a reading tracker.
    - Search within this template before creating a new note. If the same book or article already exists, update or move it instead of creating a duplicate.
    - Use the note title format "Title - Author" when the author is known. If the author is unknown, use "Title" and do not guess.
    - Structure the note body with these sections when information is available: Format, Genre, Status, Why it matters, Progress, Highlights, Takeaways, Rating, Source.
    - Tag every book or article note with exactly one format tag: book or article. Tag book club meeting notes book-club instead.
    - Add fiction or non-fiction when it is known. Do not guess if the distinction is unclear.
    - Save any URL the user shares in source_url.
    - Move book and article notes (never Book Club meeting notes) between Reading List > To Read, Reading List > Reading, and Reading List > Finished as status changes.
    - Save quotes and highlights exactly as the user gives them. Never write a quote from memory.
    - Ask one concise clarifying question when a missing detail affects organization or title formatting.
  children:
  - name: To Read
    description: Books and articles queued up
    llm_instructions: |
      Put new reading items here by default.
      - Create a note here when the user mentions a book or article they want to read.
      - Capture title, author, and why they are interested when available.
      - If the user gives no status, assume To Read.
  - name: Reading
    description: Currently reading
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for items currently in progress.
      - Move a note here when the user starts reading.
      - Track progress using page number, chapter, section, or percent complete.
      - Capture highlights, quotes, and reactions in the existing note instead of scattering them across multiple notes.
  - name: Finished
    description: Completed reads
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for completed items.
      - Move a note here when the user has finished reading.
      - Include a rating, key takeaways, and favorite quotes when the user provides them.
      - If the user does not want to rate it, keep the note useful without forcing a rating.
  - name: Book Club
    description: One note per book club meeting
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for book club meetings.
      - One note per meeting, titled "Book club - <Book title> - <date>" when the date is known.
      - Use these sections when known: Book, Date, Who came, Questions, What people said, Next book.
      - Link the meeting note to the book's note in Reading List with a wiki-link when that note exists.
      - Keep other members' views short and attributed by first name. Leave out anything they asked to keep private.
      - When the user asks to prepare for a meeting, read the book's note first and draft questions from the user's own highlights and takeaways.
  notes:
  - title: Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
    body: |
      **Format:** Book
      **Genre:** Non-fiction, Psychology
      **Status:** Finished
      **Rating:** ★★★★★

      Explores the two systems of thinking: fast intuitive thinking
      and slow deliberate thinking. Essential reading for understanding
      decision-making and cognitive biases.

      **Takeaways:** Human judgment is full of predictable biases, and slowing down improves many decisions.

      This is an example note - feel free to delete it.
    tags:
    - book
    - non-fiction
    container_path: Reading List > Finished
  - title: Book club - Thinking, Fast and Slow - example
    body: |
      **Book:** Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
      **Date:** [meeting date]
      **Who came:** [first names]

      **Questions**
      - Which bias did you notice in yourself this month?
      - Does slowing down always help, or only for some decisions?

      **What people said**
      - [Name]: [one or two lines]

      **Next book:** [title]

      This is an example note - feel free to delete it.
    tags:
    - book-club
    container_path: Reading List > Book Club