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How does /lit/ actually remember what they've read? Do you take notes while reading? Do you use any mental tricks for recall? Or do you just read books from start to finish without pause?

I don't know how to balance note-taking and reading properly. :/

>> No.13228473

brain kegels

>> No.13228494
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>>13228449
Yes I take notes, lots of them, but I never actually refer back to them.

>> No.13228514

>>13228449
Re-reading, anon.

>> No.13228515

If I can't remember it, it probably wasn't that important so I don't worry desu.

>> No.13228755

Pause to think while reading

>> No.13228768

>>13228449
the best way of retaining information is to explain it to someone else

>> No.13228781

>>13228449
I find that notes distract me if anything. I just remember without the aid of any techniques.

>> No.13228862

>>13228449
The brain works by creating synaptic connections between neurons. So the best way to aid retention is to create as many of these connects as possible while you're reading. Relate everything you read to personal experience (which includes other things you may have read, seen, heard)

>> No.13229082

>>13228449
i just like... remember dude

>> No.13229089

>>13228449
Minimize distraction. Re-read if your mind goes off track. Focus. This is a big problem nowadays with people's minds being accustomed to hyperstimulation by networked devices.

>> No.13229295

>>13228862
Best advice here. Connections aid memory more than any other trick.

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>>13228449
>Imagine having to make physical notes
While I'm here does anyone else think in dialectic?