/lit/ - Literature

>>9044836

thanks, man--that's kind, though i read a lot of my material in more structured academic environments where instruction was prevalent; for better advice for/from an autodidact, you should ask this guy:
>>9044505
>>9044470
he's very smart and seems self-educated, so he would probably be better from the angle you're coming at.

i keep a journal, but its not associated with reading, just for general analytic/critical thoughts/musings. for non-fiction works, i write a lot in the texts themselves, taking notes and so forth--and then i usually go back and build an outline after i am done with the work, since if it is good enough then i will most likely try to teach it eventually. i cannot tell you how much i recommend 1. keeping a notebook of your thoughts (wittgenstein said most of one's philosophy is just a compilation of previous notes; and 2. writing in/outlining your non-fiction works. it will save you an enormous amount of time later on.

what topics interest you inherently the most?