# How to Actually Use What You Read With Readwise: Part 3 - Daniel Doyon Synced: [[2023_11_30]] 6:03 AM Last Highlighted: [[2023_07_29]] Tags: [[pkm]]  ## Highlights [[2023_07_29]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h6geepc1cdzph58j49rz6dna) > "Theoretical books teach you that something is the case. Practical books teach you how to do something you want to do or think you should do." [[2023_07_29]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h6gerx76ahg98431bmpq8rz8) [[pkm]] > For example, imagine that one of the reasons you read is to become a better writer. As part of this journey, you collect examples of delightful prose to later reverse-engineer — a common practice among aspiring writers sometimes called [copywork](https://thehustle.co/how-to-not-write-like-an-asshole). Rather than simply highlighting these exceptional passages only to forget why or lose track of them, you could instead use Inline Tagging in the moment to label them `.beautiful-language`. Then, whenever you're in a copyworking mood, you could easily find a passage to deconstruct by referencing all your highlights tagged "beautiful-language". [[2023_07_29]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h6gevnb7ttex9k5fssgsef74) > By now, you understand that a reading workflow will help you with all of these goals by helping you to forget less of what you've read. You can't remember everything, however, so you need to selectively capture only the things that you think might be worth revisiting. Then, you can easily review those ideas using Readwise, transforming what you've read into meaningful action and lasting insight.