STUDY TIPS

How to Take Notes from PDFs Without Dying of Boredom

PDFs are dense, boring, and hard to study from. These techniques (plus AI) will help you extract the important parts in a fraction of the time.

Jess Hampton

Founder of DueToday and student product writer

February 20, 2025

STUDY TIPS

PDFs are dense, boring, and hard to study from. These techniques (plus AI) will help you e…

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Nobody enjoys reading a 60-page PDF textbook. But someone’s gotta do it. Here’s how to make it way less painful.

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Jess Hampton

Founder of DueToday and student product writer

Writes DueToday's student guides on study systems, AI learning workflows, note-taking, and exam prep.

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