How do you actually process all the text you encounter daily?

I've realized I don't like reading text linearly.

Someone writes a text, and it's encoded by their writing style, knowledge, thinking patterns, and so on. Then I need to read it through, decode it, and understand if it was worth the effort.

AI slop summaries don't work for me either. But I'd like a tool that lets me "read on my terms" - explore text in stages that I prefer, as shallow (topic/description/keywords) or as deep as I want. Like a progressive JPEG, zooming into details based on my interest level.

For example, with typical inbound emails, I'd want them reshaped into a "decoded" form that I've set up - easier for me to read without adapting to each sender's writing style.

Right now, I usually bookmark to read later and don't read (probably like most of us). But even as a text author, I'd much rather people engage with specific topics, descriptions, or keywords - exploring the bits of information they're most interested in - than simply bookmark my text and never read it.

Do you have a workflow for reading/working with text? Do AI summaries work for you?

It seems like AI could make the reading process more interactive instead of purely linear - essentially becoming the decoding step (or steps) between the author's encoding and our understanding.

How do you all handle information consumption these days?