Instead of indexing in the back of the book, in your three-ring notebook write the book title and page number and then a trigger sentence.

I have been inspired by the example set by (insert name of pupil), who enthralled me by learning to read (add suitable book title).

Occasionally a book title can encapsulate an important truth in just a few words.

He calls the internet an 'opportunity machine' (and that surely would have been a better book title).

It isn't even the longest book title, though.