note-taker – a person who writes a lot of notes

a spiral notebook – a notebook with metal rings to turn pages easily

rip out – to tear a page out of a notebook

crumple up – to press paper into a small ball

a feel thing – something based on personal feeling

front and back (of a book) – the cover at the beginning and end

overall – in general; considering everything

go through – to use or finish something

get exposed to – to experience or learn something new

medium – a way to create or share something

input – information you give to a system

AGI – very advanced AI that can think like a human

flow state – a state of strong focus

figure out – to understand after thinking

short chunks – small periods of time

long blocks – long periods of time

clean it up – to make something clearer or better

generative – able to produce many ideas

fingertips – your fingers used for typing or writing