A paper-first reading field guide
Compare Two Readings Without Erasing the First
Freeze the first reaction with its date, add the reread as a second entry, and write one change sentence. Do not edit the earlier note to match what you know now.
Rereading is valuable because the reader changed. Replacing an earlier note erases the evidence of that change.
Step 1
Freeze reading one
Add the date and stop editing. A rough first reaction is still valid evidence of what you noticed then.
- READ 1 / DATE: ____
- REACTION: ____________________
Step 2
Add reading two beside it
Use the same page reference and a new date. Record the new reaction before looking at the old one in detail.
- READ 2 / DATE: ____
- REACTION: ____________________
Step 3
Name one change
Write whether attention, interpretation, emotion, or confidence changed.
- WHAT CHANGED: ____________________
Step 4
Keep stable reactions too
If nothing changed, say so. Stability is a real result and should not be forced into novelty.