/lit/ - Literature

>>19629534
It's okay if it's
>Summarizing a very complex statement
>Writing your thoughts
>Connecting it to previous sections that clarify meaning
>Just establishing that this is an important sentence/paragraph if you want to revisit it later
>Referencing a work that has relevance to the section
Otherwise, it's mega-distracting and a waste of time and energy.
I just got a used copy of Plato's Dialogues that has a ton of the margins filled with like five-word summaries of very obvious information. Like he'll say "And now I'll talk about X" and the note will say "Plato discusses X", like yes retard I read the fucking sentence.