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/lit/ i have a problem.

i really enjoy reading but as soon as i finish reading a book i usually forget the details of the story within days...

how do i correct this?

>> No.641112

take notes

>> No.641127

>>641112
Only for faggots
Just try to remember it, or read through it slower or again.
I read for enjoyment and I can't take notes and enjoy it.

>> No.641128

stop reading

>> No.641148

Sometimes it's the same for me. I read Thoreaus Civil Disobedience an hour ago and now I can't remeber most thing anymore.
All I remeber is his mindblowing time in jail, his thesis that you shouldn't pay taxes if you disagree with the state and that voting is not enough, not even good.

>> No.641149

stop smoking weed.

>> No.641158

Why do you need to remember the details? Fuck this isn't another homework revision thread is it?

>> No.641162 [DELETED] 

>>641107
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641175

>>641112
its not as if its for hw/test but i could start doing this.

>>641149
i dont smoke

>>641148
but doesn't it bother you forgetting something you just went over? personally i feel its pretty embarrassing :/

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641213

bump

>> No.641246

>>641175

> but doesn't it bother you forgetting something you just went over?

Forgetting shit is normal. The belief that you remember everything is an illusion created by the fact that you don't realize you've forgotten something until you try to recall it.

>> No.641257

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacing_effect
> In psychology, the spacing effect refers to the fact that humans and animals more easily remember or learn items in a list when they are studied a few times over a long period of time ("spaced presentation"), rather than studied repeatedly in a short period time ("massed presentation").

>> No.641260

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeigarnik_effect#Zeigarnik_effect
> In psychology, the Zeigarnik effect states that people remember uncompleted or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.
> The Zeigarnik effect suggests that students who suspend their study, during which they do unrelated activities (such as studying unrelated subjects or playing games), will remember material better than students who complete study sessions without a break.

>> No.641282

>>641260

And here I thought my habit of browsing 4chan while I study was bad.