Reading Notes Obsidian Templates

Download Obsidian Markdown templates for book notes, article capture, idea distillation, and creator research workflows.

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README.md
00-Dashboard/reading-dashboard.md
01-Notes/book-note.md
01-Notes/article-note.md
02-Ideas/idea-distillation.md
02-Ideas/quote-bank.md

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# Reading notes template pack

Vault: Solo OS
Preference: Pure Markdown
Source: notes-automate + pkm-insights Obsidian/PKM content index

## Folder structure

- README.md
- 00-Dashboard/reading-dashboard.md
- 01-Notes/book-note.md
- 01-Notes/article-note.md
- 02-Ideas/idea-distillation.md
- 02-Ideas/quote-bank.md

## File blocks

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File: README.md
---

# Solo OS - Reading notes pack

Preference: Pure Markdown

## How to use
1. Drop these folders into your Obsidian vault.
2. Duplicate templates when creating new notes.
3. Keep dashboard files pinned for weekly review.

## Operating rules
- Capture book and article notes
- Extract ideas into a reusable idea bank
- Turn quotes into future writing inputs

---
File: 00-Dashboard/reading-dashboard.md
---

---
type: reading-dashboard
created: {{date}}
tags: [reading, dashboard]
---

# Solo OS reading dashboard

## Now reading
- 

## Ideas to reuse
- 

## Writing candidates
- 


---
File: 01-Notes/book-note.md
---

---
type: book-note
created: {{date}}
tags: [reading, book]
---

# {{title}}

## Why I picked this up
- 

## Three useful ideas
1. 
2. 
3. 

## What this changes
- In my work:
- In my writing:

---
File: 01-Notes/article-note.md
---

---
type: article-note
created: {{date}}
tags: [reading, article]
---

# {{title}}

- Link:
- Author:

## Argument
- 

## Reusable ideas
- 

---
File: 02-Ideas/idea-distillation.md
---

---
type: idea-distillation
created: {{date}}
tags: [idea, writing]
---

# Idea distillation: {{idea}}

## Raw note
- 

## Cleaner version
- 

## Where it could be used
- Article:
- Project:
- Conversation:

---
File: 02-Ideas/quote-bank.md
---

---
type: quote-bank
created: {{date}}
tags: [reading, quote]
---

# Quote bank

| Quote | Source | Why it matters |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |

Files in this pack

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README.md
00-Dashboard/reading-dashboard.md
01-Notes/book-note.md
01-Notes/article-note.md
02-Ideas/idea-distillation.md
02-Ideas/quote-bank.md

Common questions

What is included in the reading notes pack?

The pack includes a reading dashboard, book note, and idea distillation template for turning highlights into reusable ideas.

Can newsletter writers use this pack?

Yes. The reading workflow is designed to help creators capture sources, extract ideas, and turn notes into future writing.