NotebookLM Health Check — Are You Using It Right?

Naming System

Do you have a consistent naming system for your notebooks?

Create a naming template. Use: [Topic] — [Status] — [Date]. Example: "AI Research — Active — 2024-Q1"

Saving Chat Responses

Do you save useful chat responses before they disappear?

Start a "Saved Insights" notebook. Copy your best AI responses there immediately. Paste the date and source notebook.

Prompt Library

Do you have a library of saved prompts you reuse?

Keep a text file or note with your 10 most-used prompts. Better: use Kortex's prompt library.

Sync & Backup

Do your notebooks sync or back up automatically?

Export your notebooks as PDFs weekly and save to cloud storage (Google Drive / Dropbox / iCloud).

Bulk Source Import

Can you add multiple sources at once without copy-pasting one by one?

Batch your source imports. Prepare 5–10 URLs or files first, then add them in one session.

Usage Awareness

Do you know which notebooks you've used most in the last 7 days?

Add a weekly review to your calendar. 10 minutes every Friday — review active notebooks and archive old ones.

Source Intake Process

Do you have a regular process for adding new sources?

Set a recurring reminder to add 2–3 new sources every Monday. Treat it like inbox zero.

Research Resilience

Have you avoided losing important research because your system failed you?

Start a "Lessons Learned" note. Every time you lose something important, document what happened and the new habit to prevent it.