u/Actual-Victory-9799

I was mostly using Gemini Notebook to summarize stuff and honestly wasn't getting much out of it.

Recently I had a bunch of sources for one topic and instead of asking it for a summary, I started asking really specific questions like “where do these sources disagree?” or “which part of this answer actually comes from the sources?”

That was when it finally clicked for me lol.

The disagreement questions especially are useful because sometimes you have 5–10 sources that all look like they're saying the same thing, but when you actually compare them, they're focusing on completely different things.

I also started putting random related sources into the same notebook instead of making a new one every time, and then asking it to connect them. Sometimes the connections are genuinely useful, although I still double check anything important.

Has anyone else found prompts that make Gemini Notebook noticeably better? I'm especially interested in stuff beyond the usual “summarize this” / “make study notes” prompts.

I used to mostly throw a bunch of sources into G-Notebook and ask it to summarize them. The results were fine, but I didn’t find myself going back to them much.

Recently I tried doing the opposite: instead of asking for an answer, I asked it to point out what I couldn’t confidently conclude from the sources.

For example, I’ll ask:

“What claims in these sources are actually well supported? Where do the sources disagree? What would I need to know to be more confident?”

That tends to produce a much more useful conversation. Sometimes it catches a disagreement I completely missed, and sometimes the answer is basically “the sources don't give enough information to know.” Honestly, that’s often more valuable than getting another polished summary.

I’ve also found it useful to ask follow-up questions about one specific claim rather than continually asking for bigger summaries.

Curious what everyone else does with G-Notebook. What’s a prompt or workflow you’ve stumbled into that genuinely changed how you use it?

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I’ve been struggling with something for a while and I’m not sure how to process it.

Whenever someone really upsets me, I notice my thoughts can get… really dark. Like imagining bad things happening to them. I don’t act on anything, and I don’t actually want to hurt anyone (the thoughts are just wishing them harm like, I hope they are miserable or they won't get the promotion stuff like that), but the thoughts themselves feel intense and honestly kind of scary.

I’ve already tried the usual things people suggest like distractions, breathing techniques, trying to calm down but sometimes it still happens, especially when I’m really triggered or overwhelmed.

I guess what I’m asking is: does this make me a bad person?

Or is this something other people experience too but just don’t talk about?

I’d really appreciate hearing from people who’ve dealt with something similar, and how you manage it. I really need help guys but I just can't afford counselling right now.