I’ve pretty much gotten to the point where if I’m not taking notes while reading theory, I don’t really bother. It’s just not gonna stick in my head otherwise. I’ve been trying the Zettelkasten note system while reading, and am using it with Capital too. I write my initial notes by hand on a little index card while reading. Sometimes I’ll type them - but I’ve heard elsewhere too that handwriting helps with retention. But I don’t stick to one method over the other. Linking the notes I make within the system is what I find important.
I 'm still experimenting with note taking strategies, so we’ll see if this sticks!
Hopefully I can keep it up!
The flip side of notetaking is that there’s more inertia in reading a book. So I read less now, but get more out of a given book
I’ve pretty much gotten to the point where if I’m not taking notes while reading theory, I don’t really bother. It’s just not gonna stick in my head otherwise. I’ve been trying the Zettelkasten note system while reading, and am using it with Capital too. I write my initial notes by hand on a little index card while reading. Sometimes I’ll type them - but I’ve heard elsewhere too that handwriting helps with retention. But I don’t stick to one method over the other. Linking the notes I make within the system is what I find important.
I 'm still experimenting with note taking strategies, so we’ll see if this sticks!
I read your comments, seems to be working well! Thanks for leaving them for me to take advantage of, haha!
Hopefully I can keep it up! The flip side of notetaking is that there’s more inertia in reading a book. So I read less now, but get more out of a given book
Still worth it if you keep to the schedule!