I just discovered your channel, and I feel that I have found another kindred spirit ! I discovered Ruby Granger’s channel for couple of months ago, so now I have two literary kindred spirits to follow! Although I am decades older than you and Ruby, and I never pursued a literary course of study in college (I studied art and later got a masters degree in library and information science). I do love to read and have special interest in the classics. However, I’m not a fast reader, so it takes me longer than most people to get through a book, and especially a classic. I’m looking forward to learning from you how to annotate books and do a little research with them to gain more understanding. Thank you for your channel. 😊
Awesome tips . Thanks a lot for making these videos. It would be very helpful for me if you could make some future videos on the following themes : 1. Philosophical concepts and themes in literature 2. Annotating sub- texts in the classics 3. Comparative study of truth, reality and change in literature across time. 4. Proust's insights on Time
Great video!! Will definitely be implementing your tips. I've recently started taking notes on paper as I read, but I really like the organized approach you presented!
📓🖋This is most like the digestion of literature in the intestines of the mind. Everything gets broken down into their basic parts to apprehend the whole
How funny that u did this with the Iliad! I went to school in Greece and we had the Iliad (original text) as a subject in 8th grade. We analysed a few pages in class and for homework, we had to answer two questions extensively in writing. I’ll try it next time I pick up a classic :)
Thank you for these tips! I already practice a few of these, and they help me understand so much! I also recommend creating family/character trees, they help me remember or distinguish who is who, when i many a large number of characters.
Such an excellent idea! I've had to do this reading Mythology by Edith Hamilton to keep track of all the gods/goddesses and their relations, and its definitely very helpful!
I did that when I read "The count of Montecristo", there's so many characters, names, etc. so it's v helpfull a family tree, or at least to write down just a mini sentence to remember who's who
This is a great video! I'm trying to really improve my note-taking, especially because I read a lot of ebooks that I get from the library--so I no longer have the book after I've finished it. I'm pretty good at jotting down notes, but I'm not great at keeping up with the notes. I use a commonplace book, but I go through about one a year, so once the book is on the shelf at the end of the year, it might be years before I look at it again. I need to probably start doing notes on Notion or something online instead.. but I do love my handwritten notes!
So relatable! Seems like you've got some good strategies already with the commonplace book and Notion! But yes there's nothing like handwritten notes in a special notebook! ✍️
I started doing this when I read "The name of the rose" because there's a lot of quotes or complete sentences in latin. So, I paused, used an online translator, wrote down on a sticky note the translations and put them on the pages next to the original quote.
I have a slightly different method, myself. I either scan them and OCR them, or find the scans on the Internet Archive and reproscess them, then I make audio books from them, so that people who do not have time to sit and read can listen to them while they work. I have even purchased entire sets from Ebay and at least scanned them and made the virtual books available to the world by posting them on the Internet Archive. A lot of the work I did, was done after working a 12 hour day in a factory. However, I very much disagree with your standard of Great Literature. That is why I work to produce the worlds first correct grammar book. Great Literature is commensurate with the defined purpose of a mind. Plato understood that, historically, the intelligentsia have not.
That would definitely depend on how well I'm taking notes on it! If I'm sitting down to read a 300 page Harry Potter, probably 4-6 hours. If I'm sitting down to read a 300 page classic that I'm unfamiliar with and I'm taking extensive notes on, probably 12-15 hours, if not more. I know those are extensive ranges but it's kind of hard to guess because I've never timed myself, and I'm generally a quick reader.
Your video was so inspiring and informative. Thank you for sharing! Have you heard of John Muir Laws? He is a nature enthusiast, author, and speaker. He encourages observers of nature to ask themselves: What did you notice? What did it remind you of? And what did it make you wonder? I began asking myself, my kids (I homeschool), and my students (I teach at a co-op) these questions when we engage with literature. And do nature study.
I love that! This is used for Nature Study at my school as well, and it seems to be an effective way of inspiring kids to dig deeper. Never tried it for literature but I see how the same principles apply!
Just sitting here binging your video while being sick. I love your aesthetic and focus on deep reading.
Get well soon! ❤️
I just discovered your channel, and I feel that I have found another kindred spirit ! I discovered Ruby Granger’s channel for couple of months ago, so now I have two literary kindred spirits to follow! Although I am decades older than you and Ruby, and I never pursued a literary course of study in college (I studied art and later got a masters degree in library and information science). I do love to read and have special interest in the classics. However, I’m not a fast reader, so it takes me longer than most people to get through a book, and especially a classic. I’m looking forward to learning from you how to annotate books and do a little research with them to gain more understanding. Thank you for your channel. 😊
So nice to meet you! I'm glad that you're here :))
Awesome tips . Thanks a lot for making these videos. It would be very helpful for me if you could make some future videos on the following themes :
1. Philosophical concepts and themes in literature
2. Annotating sub- texts in the classics
3. Comparative study of truth, reality and change in literature across time.
4. Proust's insights on Time
I will keep them in mind!
Great video!! Will definitely be implementing your tips. I've recently started taking notes on paper as I read, but I really like the organized approach you presented!
📓🖋This is most like the digestion of literature in the intestines of the mind. Everything gets broken down into their basic parts to apprehend the whole
An interesting way of putting it!
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i think my brain is suffering from indigestion 😔
@@fairyfarms Is that so?
How funny that u did this with the Iliad! I went to school in Greece and we had the Iliad (original text) as a subject in 8th grade. We analysed a few pages in class and for homework, we had to answer two questions extensively in writing. I’ll try it next time I pick up a classic :)
Sounds like a cool experience! 🙌
Thank you for these tips! I already practice a few of these, and they help me understand so much! I also recommend creating family/character trees, they help me remember or distinguish who is who, when i many a large number of characters.
Such an excellent idea! I've had to do this reading Mythology by Edith Hamilton to keep track of all the gods/goddesses and their relations, and its definitely very helpful!
I did that when I read "The count of Montecristo", there's so many characters, names, etc. so it's v helpfull a family tree, or at least to write down just a mini sentence to remember who's who
This is a great video! I'm trying to really improve my note-taking, especially because I read a lot of ebooks that I get from the library--so I no longer have the book after I've finished it. I'm pretty good at jotting down notes, but I'm not great at keeping up with the notes. I use a commonplace book, but I go through about one a year, so once the book is on the shelf at the end of the year, it might be years before I look at it again. I need to probably start doing notes on Notion or something online instead.. but I do love my handwritten notes!
So relatable! Seems like you've got some good strategies already with the commonplace book and Notion! But yes there's nothing like handwritten notes in a special notebook! ✍️
Thank you for the informative video! Do you have a different set of habits for reading history books?
If I'm reading a history book for school, I'm definitely taking notes in this way! If just for interests sake, maybe less
I started doing this when I read "The name of the rose" because there's a lot of quotes or complete sentences in latin. So, I paused, used an online translator, wrote down on a sticky note the translations and put them on the pages next to the original quote.
Brilliant!!
I have a slightly different method, myself. I either scan them and OCR them, or find the scans on the Internet Archive and reproscess them, then I make audio books from them, so that people who do not have time to sit and read can listen to them while they work.
I have even purchased entire sets from Ebay and at least scanned them and made the virtual books available to the world by posting them on the Internet Archive. A lot of the work I did, was done after working a 12 hour day in a factory.
However, I very much disagree with your standard of Great Literature. That is why I work to produce the worlds first correct grammar book.
Great Literature is commensurate with the defined purpose of a mind. Plato understood that, historically, the intelligentsia have not.
Do you do this in all the book you read? What if just reading for relaxation, time were you just don't want to think of anything.
I don't do this for every book! Definitely for more academic books or heavier fiction, but if I'm reading something to relax, probably not.
Lovely Video😊❤
Also i wanted to ask you about your reading time,like how long it takes you to finish a typical 300 pages paperback!?
That would definitely depend on how well I'm taking notes on it! If I'm sitting down to read a 300 page Harry Potter, probably 4-6 hours. If I'm sitting down to read a 300 page classic that I'm unfamiliar with and I'm taking extensive notes on, probably 12-15 hours, if not more. I know those are extensive ranges but it's kind of hard to guess because I've never timed myself, and I'm generally a quick reader.
Your video was so inspiring and informative. Thank you for sharing! Have you heard of John Muir Laws? He is a nature enthusiast, author, and speaker. He encourages observers of nature to ask themselves: What did you notice? What did it remind you of? And what did it make you wonder? I began asking myself, my kids (I homeschool), and my students (I teach at a co-op) these questions when we engage with literature. And do nature study.
I love that! This is used for Nature Study at my school as well, and it seems to be an effective way of inspiring kids to dig deeper. Never tried it for literature but I see how the same principles apply!