Marginalia (or apostils) are marks made in the margins of a book or other document. They may be scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, or illuminations.
- Interaction between author and reader
- Translates reading into writing
- Improves critical thinking
- Helps identify the state of mind at the time of reading the book
- New insights not mentioned in the book
- Corpus of ideas for a quick look back
- Creativity is a cocktail of borrowed ideas - these ideas act as a slow burn for future projects
- Marks my signature