On: Ask HN: How do you manage what you learn from books?

[csnewb]

Highlighting and writing inside of books is criminal. For every book I read I made a Google doc and write down key ideas in my own words. I try to review these docs periodically to keep refresh my memory.

[jotjotzzz → csnewb]

It's only criminal if you don't own the book. If I bought the book with my hard-earned money, I can highlight and take notes as I please.

[tmaly → jotjotzzz]

I use to not write in books, now I prefer a pencil to put dots or very small notes in the margins.