Does /lit/ take notes while reading? Specifically, do you take

Bump. I all because I'm about to begin a historical reading plan, and I want to know if taking notes will be helpful or of it will just slow me down.

>>8688251

Yeah

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>>8688251
Yeah. I either use sticky notes/ pencil underlines for small sections or bigger notes for family trees/ relations which I collect on the last page. I can't imagine that you would be able to remember everything just through reading without the time to collect your thoughts.

>>8688251
Yes, you really should. At least with me I cannot remember all the names, offices, families, and events or their repercussions when reading history. If I didn't take notes I'd forget most of it and never be able to make sense of what bits I could remember. It helps with philosophy too.

What about fiction? Does it help any of you in any way?

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>>8688620
yeah it helps me. For more convoluted passages I sometimes summarize. Or for recurring references I will mark up other pages where it happens. I'll also tend to write in my thoughts about the subtext/ironies/other things I noticed.

pic related is a random example but it's sloppy as hell