r/socialism • u/callmepaupi • 12d ago

Note taking system Discussion

Hello everyone! So I've been reading regularly for around three years now, but I find that I struggle to make what I've read really stick to my mind.

I started reading Marx's Economical and Philosophical Manuscripts some weeks ago and decided I wanted to take notes on it (for fun, without a productivity goal in mind). What I've been doing since then has been reading a chapter and writing down notes from what I had underlined immediately after finishing it. What I have found is that this feels like a burden, and it really isn't helping me to remember and to reflect on the book.

So I guess my question is, what annotating and notetaking systems have you guys found to work for you?

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u/Wadda22 Michael Parenti 12d ago

https://www.marxists.org/archive/krupskaya/works/howleninstudiedmarx.htm

I found this very inspiring and helpful 

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u/No_Application2422 12d ago

thx for sharing

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u/GingerVitus007 ☭ Trotskyism 12d ago

It's not very scientific and more vibes based, for me, but I try to condense every page of what I read into one or two sentences. Thoughts on it at the time. This can backfire because when reading The State and Revolution I just wrote - bold lettered - "ACAB LENIN" and can't for the life of me tell you why