I’m getting back into the rhythm of reading more consistently. I generally read for about 30-40 minutes in bed right before sleeping on my e-reader, regardless of fiction/non-fiction.

This made me think, for people who prefer physical books, do you underline, highlight, take notes in the margins, etc. when reading theory?
Back when I did have a few physical books I never wrote anything in them, I guess to keep them in “good” condition. Even in school books I only answered exercises in pencil, lol.

So I’m wondering: what approach do you have for reading theory?

  1. Is it more like reading and absorbing the information more passively, where you read in bed, at a park, while commuting, etc.?
  2. Or do you treat it more like studying where you’re sitting at a desk or at a library, pen in hand with notes and such?

I’d love to hear your thoughts/approaches/advice regarding this.

  • big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 days ago

    i usually take notes from the best bits to not forget what i’ve learned and that’s easier to remember the theory

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      8 days ago

      Do you prefer to take the notes digitally or write them down in a notebook?
      I’d like to get some inspiration for how to do this without it taking too much time or being too inconvenient. I guess it also depends on whether you write them as you’re reading once you’re done.

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        7 days ago

        both, depending of the case…sometimes i read and write the best bits in a sheet of paper and then i write my findings in the pc