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Do you guys take notes when reading? Or do you annotate? Highlight? None of the above? How do you retain information when reading?

>> No.13905412

When studying a series I compile all the information I find important/relevant to the topic in a nice little notebook. My goal is to go from 5 books or woteva to just one that I can go to and reference for info on the topic. I also make sure to reference the where in the works the notes are from should I need further info.

>> No.13905438

>>13905386
I take notes on each character, and for any obscure cultural references used. For complicated novels I might make a flowchart to remember how the characters are related to each other. New vocabulary goes into my anki deck.

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>>13905438
People take notes on fiction?

>> No.13906656

>>13905447
You don't?

>> No.13906667

I either highlight pertinent bits if I'm reading a pdf/epub or I underline and write in the margins with pencil.

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>>13905386
I highlight on Kindle and then re-type everything manually into org-mode.

>> No.13907809

>>13905438
>>13906667
>>13907787
stop wasting your time

>>13905412
good job as long as it's filtered before and you write it down in your own words