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by ex-aws-dude 9 days ago
Yeah I don’t understand highlighting/marking up books

Who actually has time to go back and look at that?

It’s like taking photos of fireworks

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For many, the act of note taking, highlighting and marking up enhances the value of the reading. Revisiting is secondary.

This is eminently true for me. I rarely revisit notes, but if I take notes I have a much better recall and understanding than if I just consume the content.