Found an old reading trick that actually works for me now

I used to highlight every line in a book, end up with a mess of neon. Nothing important stuck. Then I tried J.K. Rowling's old method from interviews, just underline one sentence per page. Anything more than that gets a tiny star in the margin. After 3 books that way, I actually remember the plot and themes better. Has anyone else found a single note trick that clicked for them later in life?

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murray.cole1mo ago

Underlining one sentence per page just makes me forget the rest.

hall.charles1mo ago

Four words per page max is my rule, works way better for me. @murray.cole probably ends up with a whole novel underlined at that rate. Just pick the one big idea and call it a day.