On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, Don Cunningham wrote:
> The recent thread on reading and several off hand comments
> (e.g., Jay not having time to write because of being busy
> reading, Angel's article summary based on key words, etc.)
> leads me to ask how the members of this list read.
>
> 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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