For my notes and highlights to have most value, I need to have a Framework for thinking about them.
To keep it as simple as possible, I will model my framework for book notes on my framework for the : Summary and Content (which will be Highlights).
Highlights should have a locator wherever possible, though with the glorious ctrl+f command on digital texts, the need for this is not urgent.
Highlights should be annotated to stimulate engagement with the ideas.
This is where most of my Mind Forest entries should come from - direct stimulus of reading material.
It would be handy to add some icons and images to notes to make them more interesting, because everyone likes a picture and images can aid retention.
Digital notes allow easier use of images
Annotating highlights also doubles the values of my note taking, as it leads to something ready to share: the .