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šŸ§  How I Read 100 Pages in 10 Minutes (and Sound Smart in Meetings)

My exact system to digest long documents fast.

May 08, 2025

 

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šŸ§  How I Read 100 Pages in 10 Minutes (and Sound Smart in Meetings)

Letā€™s be honest: Nobody wants to read a 100-page PDF.

But sounding like you did? Thatā€™s power.

Hereā€™s my exact system to digest long documents fast, using AI tools smarter than ChatGPT for this job.

šŸ›  Tools I Use

1. Claude.ai (by Anthropic)

Best for long, meaty docs. Just upload the file, ask smart questions, and Claude gives you answers with context

- Handles up to 150,000+ words like a boss (thatā€™s a whole book).
- Perfect for research papers, contracts, or reports.
- Doesnā€™t miss pages. Doesnā€™t hallucinate.

Prompt it like this:

ā€œSummarise this report with key takeaways, risks, and recommendations.ā€

Boom. Instant credibility in your next meeting.

Turns any PDF into a chatbot. Just upload the file and chat with it like itā€™s a human assistant.

Ask it:
ā€œWhat are the top 3 takeaways?ā€
ā€œWhere are the revenue projections?ā€
ā€œWhatā€™s the main risk in this section?ā€

And it answers like a sharp intern who never sleeps.

Great for whitepapers, academic stuff, or board decks.

3. UPDF or PDFgear + Claude Combo

  • Use UPDF to extract specific sections from a long document

  • Feed those chunks into Claude for focused, accurate summaries

āš” My Workflow

Step 1: Open Claude.ai

Step 2: Upload the full PDF (or just the key sections using UPDF)

Step 3: Use this prompt:

ā€œSummarise this document in plain English. Highlight key insights, findings, and anything decision-makers would care about.ā€

Step 4: Ask follow-ups like:

ā€œWhere does it mention risks?ā€
ā€œWhatā€™s the most surprising part of the findings?ā€
ā€œIf I had to sound smart in a meeting, what 3 points should I bring up?ā€

Step 5: Copy, paste, rephrase slightly if needed and youā€™re done.

šŸ§  Bonus Tip

Claude is better than ChatGPT for long-form content.
But if you must use ChatGPT, split the doc into sections and upload them one at a time.
Donā€™t rely on drag-and-drop for anything important.

šŸ” TL;DR

  • Claude = full summaries

  • Humata = instant Q&A

  • UPDF + Claude = sniper focus

Go into that meeting like you read the whole damn thing. šŸ§‰.

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