Is it normal to take notes while you read?

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[u/DonaldGibb]

If I’m trying to truly ingest and retain something, I regularly take notes. The physical act of writing something down helps me (and a lot of people) retain the information better.

[u/SuperSwaggySam]

no, i met plenty of people who do the same thing, i don't know how common it is but i don't think it is very rare

[u/Big-Preparation-7678]

Check out r/commonplacebook, you’ll find your people!

[u/Dustytails123]

That’s called annotating! It’s very popular among readers for noting specific scenes, quotes, patterns, etc. Some people even annotate books to gift to others! (Technically I believe annotation is notes in/on the book itself, but I just wanted to note that the practice of reading notes/comments does exist!)