imanxietea
Just a fiction reader trying to complete my TBR before I die ✦
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I’ve recently started taking notes, writing, etc. in my books in an attempt to better engage with the content and stay focused while reading. I’m only using a pencil (Blackwing pearl, big fan) to underline and make notes in the margins about my reactions, thoughts, language I like and definitions for words I don’t know.
I’ve seen some people use highlighters, colored pens, sticky notes, colored tabs, etc. when reading but I’m unsure if I want to explore more intense note taking like that. I’d love to hear from other note takes about their styles and tools they use 😊
Do you take notes while reading? If so, what do you focus on? What note taking tools do you utilize? Do you feel like note taking has improved your reading experience? If so, how?
I just thought of how different is the importance books have on different people's lives. For example for some it might be because they simply love to read and it's their favorite hobby, for others It might be a way to learn. So, what is the importance books have to you? And why???
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imanxietea commented...
Books mean everything to me. I have incredibly fond memories of my parents reading to me as a kid, of escaping from my classmates' ridicule in the pages of a book, of learning how to interact with others and what to do in certain situations from the problems characters faced, of feeling the excitement from finishing a book and getting to talk to a friend about it, and so, so much more. Reading is the longest hobby I've ever had and just being around books brings me joy. I love getting to go on adventures and consider new ideas every time I open a book. Books are just amazing and comforting and world changing.