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Good morning! This is Brenda, back with another edition of Insanely Cool Tools, covering an insanely interesting mix of tools, curated with founders, tech enthusiasts, and amusement in mind.

— Brenda (@cooltoolsnews)

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Read about tools for reading (and writing and productivity)

Today we’ve got some very interesting tools for readers and writers alike — from an unconventional speed reading app to a site for learning to type by reading classics to a journal you write with the greatest minds that ever lived. There’s something for everyone.

Here are my latest insanely cool finds…

ThinkPost — Super efficient note-taking and brainstorming. Interactive split-screen diagramming, draggable block-based note-taking, and brainstorming tool. Be more productive with seamless parallel streaming of ideas.

Spritz — A speed reading app. Read twice as fast with greater comprehension. Spritz analyzes content and presents it one word at a time with one key letter per word highlighted red. If you want an in-depth analysis of how it works, check out the site or read this Reddit comment.

Paperguide — A platform that streamlines the research process with AI. Discover and read research papers faster using chat and summaries, conduct comprehensive literature reviews, manage and organize references, and enhance academic writing.

Entertrained — Practice typing by retyping books. Combine the joy of reading and the art of typing in a fun, interactive experience. Track your progress, review detailed statistics, and improve your skills. No account needed.

Life Note — Journal with the greatest minds across 14+ professions and get personal guidance from top entrepreneurs, writers, and psychologists like Steve Jobs, Mark Twain, and Carl Jung. Tap into their wisdom for everyday challenges, perspectives, and mental health.

3D Bookshelf — A 3D bookshelf to browse ebooks. It pulls ebook metadata and cover art from a Calibre library, uses the cover image aspect ratio to determine book height, and page count data to determine the thickness of the book.

PaywallBuster — Many websites offer the ability to remove paywalls on news articles. PaywallBuster puts them all together in one place so you can try them out and find the ones that work best for the sites you like.

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