I need to get better at appreciating how long it take me to type up my notes from an article or chapter, if I’m writing them in any way that will help me later and not just the useless transcribing of important bits that I sometimes let myself get lazy and do. I just spent AN HOUR synthesizing the bits from a pair of two-to three-page blurbs from book chapters. I did not have that hour to spare, and I’m looking at a pile of notes waiting to go.
I think the right solution here is to link the two activities together, which is something important I should be doing for other reasons. I mean that I need to type up my notes right after I read and annotate. Not only will this help with reinforcement and recall, it also – by keeping me honest about the entire workload involved – will make me less likely to indulge in reading as procrastination from the harder tasks of actual comprehension, synthesis, and writing.
That dopamine hit when I pull out my highlighters, tho…
*breathes in and fiends a little*
MY BARBARIC MAUP 