Remember More

It's all too easy to burn through a good book, and months or years later only remember vague themes and general impressions. Sometimes that's fine - but sometimes you need more. If you want to remember a specific lesson, or a particular quote, you're going to want to write it down.

Not only does writing create a tangible record that you can refer to later, but the simple act of writing something down makes you far more likely to remember it.

When you write something out, you're forced to think about it more clearly. Why did you like a book? What faults did you find? Thinking critically about the content you read (vs just clicking a thumbs up and moving on) challenges you to consider more than what was just on the surface. You'll find that as you write more about what you read, you'll become a more thoughtful and more critical reader, getting more out of books than someone who just passes through.