For my professional reading, it almost never happens unless I
have a good reason - writing a paper, preparing for a class,
trying to solve a problem, etc. I blush to admit how many books
I've read and promptly forgot because they had no real impact
on what I was doing at the time. And I groan to think how
many books I have bought and never opened! Yet time and
again when I am exercised about some theoretical issue or
problem, an unsystematic search through my books yields
insights beyond my anticipation. Some books I've struggled
through with barely a clue as to the point they were trying
to make. Yet some years later, reading for another purpose, the
book seems like a message from the gods, the solution to a real
conundrum. I almost never take notes as I read, but frequently will
embed my current reading into whatever I'm writing. I don't
use keywords as Angel seemed to but I certainly seem to approach
the task with some key purposes in mind. Some folks I know keep
a jopurnal of their reading and their responses. Can anyone
report their experience with this sort of strategy?
djc
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Don Cunningham
School of Education
Indiana University
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