I think someone studied this and found it was common (that is, people can generally remember whereabouts in a paper book an idea was, but not so in a screen-read version).jacob wrote:I never underline. I find that for paper books, I can approximately remember where in the book I saw something (e.g. upper left page around page 170). Not so with electronic books, so I prefer paper. I suppose I don't need to highlight because I just remember where the ideas were.
For someone who read a lot as a youth, I actually read very slowly. I think I ought to try to improve that. Also, I have a problem with a 'completist' mindset. I read to the end every book I start, even if I'm not enjoying it. This is a problem, because I end up getting bogged down in books I'm not enjoying and take way too long to finish them and move on. I also tend to read all the footnotes, perhaps because I read a lot of Terry Pratchett as a youngster and his footnotes tended to contain the best jokes.
A few years ago I decided I'd read more non-fiction. Self improvement, you know? But recently I've come to realise that I really enjoy fiction, and moreso than non-fiction. I don't make new year's resolutions, but a 'resolution' that I made recently is to actually read more fiction, because I am finally in a place to admit that this will result in me reading more, in general.
I don't usually take notes when reading books, but I have tried to initiate this for reading blogs, websites, miscellaneous web articles. Not necessarily with the intention of re-reading them, but because the process of writing (handwriting) can aid with the recollection of a phrase or idea later. I read this article, for example, and to me it made complete sense straight away. I took copious handwritten notes during my university studies, and even though I didn't necessarily re-read them I feel sure that it helped me absorb the material.