/lit/ - Literature

don't know. i've only read "how to read a book"; it's pretty much common knowledge stuff, but it's worth reading anyways. the only issue is that it's needlessly long.
you might also want to read "how to take smart notes," by sorens ahren. it's a good and short book.

>>20004553

if you're interested in learning, you may also want to read some books on how chess expertise is gained. chunking theory is derived from from this line of research done by simon and chase.
can also learn about deliberate practice

>>20004581
I know you're suggesting that book without having read that book

>>20004589
i said books, but i really mean papers. there are research papers that may help give insight on how you can learn a new skill, like that of chess. chess is largely an experience-orientated game that relies on picking up a lot of new information by memory and practice that isn't parsed by your general intelligence. this might help with learning things in general.

Deep Work is pretty garbage, you could just read a summary. If you're anything like me/most on this board, you'd get more benefit from Digital Minimalism by the same guy - it's essentially an upgraded Deep Work with more talk about phones. Both books draw heavily from Walden, and they're both a bit of a grift.

There's a 1908 self help book called How to Live on 24 Hours a Day which is really short and fun, it's probably closer to answering your problem than Deep Work is.

>>20004597
It's a book full of mnemonic techniques, no?

>>20004628
the best mneumonic technique is to write notes. read "how to take smart notes"

Barbara Oakley books
>Learning How to Learn
>Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
>A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
>Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
and she
In her books, she uses dozens of books, research papers and actual experiences as sources
She also has a free course on Coursera

>>20004628
No, it's an overview on classical sources on memory and their views on it e.g. platonic anamnesis vs roman treatises treating memory as purely a rhetorical tool. Then it covers the scholastic's tradition of memory and its role in christian prudence. Then it covers memory in a renaissance influenced by rediscovered neoplatonist ideas. A good chunk of the book is about Giordano Bruno and is reliant on Yates' previous work on Bruno.
It is a text that is meant for historians of the renaissance primarily.

>>20004642
Try this one
>>20004657
Wasn't familiar. I have been reading this one though, and it is helpful so far

>>20004642
Yes anon I'll read it! What else should I do? :3

>>20004697
invest in siacoin, lol

just learn