✏️ I occasionally get asked "What would you tell your 15-year-old self?" and the answer would be, "Mate, just take some notes in every book that you read because you'll be really glad for it in 10 years time". Goodreads is a really useful way of tracking everything you read. Just see it as writing a book review. Then over time you'll naturally start to develop critical thinking about texts and apply your own ideas. So just writing three lines about every book you read dividends in the long run.