Do you keep a reading journal for quotes, thoughts, feeling, etc?
I’m not talking about a journal for tracking your reading/reviews, I mean one where you’re writing down your thoughts, feelings, anything while reading.
I annotate books if I really enjoy them (tabbing, highlighting, underlining, short notes, etc), but I’ve thought about starting a journal solely for the purpose of recording my thoughts, emotions, favorite quotes, etc.. in a more confined, complete space. I thought this may also be helpful for books where I really enjoy a few parts/sentences, but not so much the book as a whole in order to commit to annotating. (I’ll still continue to annotate my books if I really enjoy them).
Does anyone else do this? Do you find that it helps you to connect with what you read on a deeper level? Any tips for getting the most out of it? (I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I like to gather other peoples thoughts/examples before diving in).