Aren't we reading, in part, for recall of insights (during conversations, brainstorming, or otherwise)? If we take notes, our eyes are away from the text itsel

Aren't we reading, in part, for recall of insights (during conversations, brainstorming, or otherwise)? If we take notes, our eyes are away from the text itself, practicing a simple exercise in recall. In a sense, you are "chunking" the concept. In addition, the commonplace book become your second brain, an accumulation of cues that will trigger the chunks. A semi-permanent digital repository of knowledge that you can tap into on need-basis. Whizzing through a book without necessary stops for chunking seems to put to question why we read in the first place.