The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

the Imitation for the intellectual vocation, yet also an entirely practical handbook. contains the most profound chapter on notetaking.

A treatise on cultivating intelligence and the proper habits of life and study in order to facilitate it. Sertillanges advocates for living a life of moderation and focus in order to hone in on the most important elements of study and apply them to one's daily life.

Pretty OK! It's half manual for structuring one's life as an intellectual, half love poem to Thomas Aquinas. I did a lot of skimming if I saw the word “God” on the page more than three times. There's lots of good, actionable advice in here (as well as lots of bad, vague advice – thankfully it seems easy enough to separate the wheat from the chaff).