Reading a book summary is easy but implementing it in your life is something else.

Generally, it's tough to act on the information you learn. 

I once searched for a service that could change that. I tried everything from Blinkist, to Instaread, and MentorBox. Eventually, I realised that what I was looking for didn't exist. Book summary services aren't designed with the aim of helping you improve your habits.

Instead, their primary aim is to condense information. However, in doing so, they become impractical, formal, and impersonal. 

So I decided to create Growth Notes - a platform for actionable book summaries that are more like visual case studies. Within, I share the most important ideas I've applied, based on what I've read, in a unique and easily understandable way.

You get a window into my mind and insights for your benefit. Because we learn more easily by example than by instruction. 

"Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end" - N. Hill.

What You Will Have Access to

• For every book featured, you'll have access to a ten-page Growth Note - which explores the key ideas I've applied from a book (alongside a video).  


• With the 'Personal Insights' feature, you'll be able to write creative ideas based on what you've read in a Growth Note - turning reading into active, engaged learning.


• You'll have a digital system (Growth Cycle) designed to help you remember and take action. 

Spatial Repetition - Learning Technique

Cognitive science has demonstrated that you forget more than 60% of what you've read just once in less than a week¹.

Fortunately, you'll be reminded to review a Growth Note and your notes two weeks from your original date of reading, and four weeks after. What you learn using this service won't be forgotten, it'll stay with you². 

What Makes Growth Notes Unique?

Growth Notes isn’t about cramming your head with ideas. It's about helping you make positive habit changes. Each Growth Note starts with a section, called 'Trim the Weeds' - which hones in on the behaviours worth avoiding based on a book's wisdom. 

"The true [way] lies not in a process of accumulation…but rather in elimination. The idea is to seek the root or common denominator in all things" - John Little, The Warrior Within.

After all, we benefit from subtraction, just as much as we do from addition. For every book featured, you'll also find the most impactful highlights and a rating out of ten to help you decide whether a book is worth buying and studying more deeply. 

In that sense, Growth Notes doubles as a shortcut to wisdom and a book review service, all within a library that's growing with more books each month. Currently, there are 30 books on the platform, though this will grow to hundreds in time.

Join and experience what awaits on the other side. This isn't your average book summary service, it's a powerful learning tool designed to help you explore how to implement meaningful change. If the service doesn't live up to your standards, cancel anytime - seriously.

Note: Warren Buffett once said, the best investment you can make is in your own education. Because money comes and goes. Relationships come and go.

But what you learn stays with you forever.

Who Am I?

I'm Samy Felice, someone who loves to learn, and who loves to see other people grow and change their lives for the better. This project has been entirely self-funded.

And I wholeheartedly believe in its value. 

References   The Curve of Forgetting: https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/curve-forgetting¹ How much do people forget: http://willthalheimer.typepad.com/files/how-much-do-people-forget-v12-14-2010-2.pdf ² The Earth Day Network: https://www.earthday.org³