So, I’ve read most of the first two sections of the Golden Notebook, and am now going back and trying to comment intelligently. Usually I’m the type to jot down whatever I think as I go, but the idea that my comments would not be kept “confidential” exactly, really weirded me out and made me hesitant to comment at all. I feel like in this format my thoughts have to be much more “polished” and insightful, since they’re not just for me. Honestly, I don’t like that at all. I’m trying to ignore my inhibitions and comment more naturally, but it’s difficult. Is anyone else reacting to this new style of reading similarly? Or does anyone like it a lot more? I guess I’m just the type who likes to mark up an actual book without worrying about what I’m thinking, just jotting it down… Are you guys able to tap into that more easily than I am in this new online format??
How do y’all feel about the online format of the Golden Notebook?
26 October 2008 · 6.57 pm · by 2southgreen
Categories: blogging · discussion
3 responses so far ↓
mercurylanes // 27 October 2008 at 6.57 pm
I felt exactly the same way–my typical note-taking strategy as I read has more to do with nonsensical/nonverbal scribbling than it does with composing fully-formed thoughts, and I was very self-conscious as I began to comment. I’m trying not to think to hard about being really intelligent or insightful–most of my comments are just little observations–but even putting together complete sentences has been a challenge.
sfbull5 // 28 October 2008 at 8.26 pm
There’s something about physically holding a book that I miss in this process. I like knowing how many pages I have read and how many I have left until a chapter break or a page break, and I really feel a need to mark up the page.
Plus, I think that I read very differently on the computer versus on paper. I’m used to skimming things on the computer (admittedly, this is due in large part to time spent on Facebook and other non-intellectual websites), versus getting involved in a paper-copy of a text.
zzzzz // 3 November 2008 at 3.55 pm
I definitely agree with you guys. There’s just so much wrong with not being able to jot down your thoughts in your own incomprehensible manner because you’re self conscious about how other people reading it may react. I feel like it actually just limits me immensely without giving me much insight from the comments of others because they all feel the same way!
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