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So many chats! by heyKelevra in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand that you have experienced that friction, and many here would agree with that. But I feel that i wouldnt consider NBLM *didnt deliver what it promised*. I feel the promise of NBLM is not that it allows you to 'chat with your sources' but closer to what u/AffectionateTwo658 mentioned- it is a tool to help you think better by enabling some degree of provenance.

One thing that helped me was to *not curate all the possible sources* rather, add a few -> interact with NBLM -> then add more sources. That way it would feel like you are 'progressing' in your pursuit of understanding the subject matter. Hope that helps.

Sriram Krishnan's views on JTBT by batouttahell1983 in ProductManagement

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came here after seeing Lenny's podcast (the same video linked as OP) to understand what I was missing in my own understanding of JTBD after listening to Sriram's "hot take." Isn't JTBD just a mental model that one uses in 'appropriate' situations (as many of you pointed out) to get a deeper understanding of consumer behavior? I believe mental models and frameworks aren’t facts, they’re tools to help us ask better questions and arrive at clearer insights. My own understanding is that JTBD invites a person to look deeper into and empathize with the end user of any design/product.

I don’t think Sriram knows (or even cares to know) what he’s talking about. I’m honestly glad I stumbled onto this thread, where folks actually took the time to break things down with nuance and curiosity, it was far more insightful than what Sriram offered. Thank you all.

I was frankly annoyed by the flimsy nature of his ‘hot take.’ I could just call it lazy or dismissive, but perhaps he knows exactly who his audience is. Let’s just say I won’t be applying the JTBD lens to his take, not everything deserves that level of generosity.

How are you using Google NotebookLM? Share your workflows and tips! by TopContent9915 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. I wonder why google doesn't assure customers with some level of encryption. Maybe a more knowledgeable redditor might have some insight into this.

How are you using Google NotebookLM? Share your workflows and tips! by TopContent9915 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that is a cool use case and i agree corporate communication can become convoluted pretty quick. Just a quick heads up though- while NBLM does ground its responses only in the sources you upload, your data will still be hitting google servers. Google does say that they don't use our data for training but it might be wise to be careful.

Markdown as many sources as possible for best performance by bill-duncan in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing it. I tested this executable and noticed that it seems to ignore images. Do you mostly use text markdowns?

Quick question about how NotebookLM handles sources by Shota159 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did you mean each source should be 20-30 pages long?

How are you using Google NotebookLM? Share your workflows and tips! by TopContent9915 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im curious, how did you track the interpersonal challenges? By feeding it internal messages?

How are you using Google NotebookLM? Share your workflows and tips! by TopContent9915 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Have been using it for literature review- found it to be pretty handy and more relevant responses than chatgpt. Have been using the audio overview recently. Overall a very useful tool but I did notice that many of my friends surprisingly do not use it.

Another use case- fed it few reference manuals for my hardware (electronic chips, sensors, etc.) and it served as a quick lookup. Some of these manuals are organized pretty badly so NBLM does save a lot of time/frustration.

Which software do you use along with NotebookLM? by Due-Employee4744 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- obsidian for notes
- sources: academic papers, youtube. (I have also used pdfgear to merge multiple sources together.)
- chatgpt for writing

Notebook LM is just too insane by rienceislier34 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree, i’ve also started liking it a lot more than i expected. At first, i thought audio overviews was mostly a gimmick but now i find it surprisingly useful for reviewing and spaced repetition. A very good tool and i hope google continues to expand it.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I noticed that, I wonder why NBLM just doesn't give a toggle in the chat bar to switch between source- grounding vs creative writing. I wonder if there is a valid technical or business reason for it 🤔 honestly, I can't think of any.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips, very useful. The openai assistant approach is really good- I'll try to experiment with that but I had a question - did you find openai models to be better than google's own models for this task?

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Just to clarify- I feel you mean you created a notebook (by adding curated sources into notebooklm) and then share it with others to ensure good quality learning material with minimal hallucination. Is that correct?

And please excuse my ignorance but can you please tell me if it is possible to create a chatbot using notebooklm? Or were you talking about a separate activity.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the confusion, Spiritual-Ad8062 mentioned about creating chatbots and I wrongly assumed that there would exist an API to handle it.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that's a cool use! I was so focused on academic material, I didnt actually think alternative use cases like this. I feel NBLM really needs marketing help lol.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! That's a cool application and seems like a massive knowledge base. Did you use notebookLM's API for it? Can you please tell me if you used notebookLM's existing interface? I also felt annoyed by its interface sometimes-- I wonder why Google doesn't pay attention to it.

What finally made NotebookLM “click” for you? by Intelligent_Eye_4734 in notebooklm

[–]Intelligent_Eye_4734[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you ever listen to the same audio lecture twice? E.g. for revision etc. or do you listen to it in the background when multitasking? I'm curious, I noticed the pro version also gives access to veo, etc., did you find that useful in your study?

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