/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13120056]

Monthly Reminder that reading TOO much is bad.

>Memory is not a bank of representations but rather links that present themselves too us readily often so that we remember them. Memory is like folding cloth; once you have folded a particular wear enough times
it begins to become easier to fold that way and so, falling in place. Memory is a muscle.

>Reading book after book will have you reading a-lot and remembering nothing and so, learning nothing.

[Anonymous No.13120297]

cope

[Anonymous No.13120307]

>>13120056
bad books are intellectual poison.

[Anonymous No.13120319]

>>13120056
Just reread the books, problem solved. Genre fiction doesn't deserve rereads, but major philosophical works surely do. Your priorities aren't straight, that's all.

[Anonymous No.13120331]

>>13120307
By reading a bad book once in a while, you come to appreciate the great ones even more. Also, as an aspiring writer, bad books can teach you how NOT to write, which is a valuable lesson.

[Anonymous No.13120346]

>>13120056
Memory is not a muscle, that's a dumb analogy. You should say that memory can be trained.

I'm also not surprised that a balding guy would have memory problems to the point of thinking you can't remember something from several book at the same time.

[Anonymous No.13120369]

just posting itt because of the picture

[Anonymous No.13120470]

>>13120331
>By reading a bad book once in a while, you come to appreciate the great ones even more.
aka, you make yourself less intelligent so intelligent things will appear more intelligent. Doesn't refute anything.

>Also, as an aspiring writer, bad books can teach you how NOT to write, which is a valuable lesson
aka, bad books teach you how not to create intellectual poison. Doesn't refute anything.