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How do I study thick textbooks without forgetting about 70%

I have to attend business law classes for my course and the amount of information I have to retain is killing me

>> No.14502175

Also book recommendations about studying techniques are welcome
I feel like my way is pretty ineffizient

>> No.14502189
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14502189

Very easy, periodic repetition in accordance with the forgetting curve.

>> No.14502239

>>>/adv/

>> No.14502246

>>14502189
So revise the same topic every day? If I'm reading that graph right then to remember you'd have to read the same thing everyday to remember anything .

>> No.14502253
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14502253

You need a memory palace. Look up the method of loci. You'll be pleasantly surprised at the results, I'm sure.

>> No.14502264

>>14502253
but would it work with large amounts of information?

>> No.14502267

monitoring this thread

>> No.14502277

>>14502264
Depends how good you are at designing architecture.

>> No.14502278

>>14502157
Repetition. Mnemonics. Re-writing. Notes. Observing how you feel in accordance to the information presented. Sleeping. Meditation.
I'm spitballing here, this is all I've heard and practiced which have helped me retain information. The main one is repetition.

>> No.14502293

>>14502157
You don't retain the informations because these aren't things that are supposed to be retained. You need to stop pursuing such appalling knowledge before you lose your soul for good. Literally. Studying "business", "law", or both at the same time is a certified one-way ticket for hell. Im sorry but I won't help you in any way, and anyone who does so is as criminal as your teachers

>> No.14502304

>>14502157
>tfw literally reading a textbook for fun right now and taking notes
Sorry OP, you're just a brainlet.

>> No.14502406

>>14502293
>>14502304
Im actually studying economics, those law classes however are mandatory one which I have to take in order to be able to write my thesis

>> No.14502601

>>14502246
>you'd have to read the same thing everyday to remember anything
Not the same thing, once you understand something, you can quickly revise a short summary with the key ideas. If you look the curve, the more times you revise, the less you forget with time. So you can revise one day after, then two days after that, then four days after that, then eight and so on.

>> No.14504145

Think in relationships, patterns and systems. How have you remembered the numerical system up to millions? Because it's ordered logically. Put the information in the right order and it will click faster.

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>>14502157
very easy, anon
Instead of taking notes, write down questions that the text offers the answer of. eg write down "for which three reasons does Aristotle refute the Ideas?" instead of "A refutes bc of 1, 2 ,3"

Then revisit the questions. You'll find you forgot everything. Look up the answer in your books. Now you *want to know*, and the answer will stick. The one practical life-hack thing my mom thought me.

>> No.14506071

Read Moonwalking With Einstein

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>>14502157
Book noting and dog-earing. Mental visualization, eyes open and closed. Imaginary meetings out loud with self as chairman. Study right when awaking and right before sleep.

My advice is to write down in a journal about what you're studying before and after studying. That is,
>Doing X, for Y time, and will hopefully ect
and later
>Finished X, here's what happened
Gives an easy way to both record and discuss with yourself about something. I'd also recommend just talking with yourself and thinking a lot about your subject. Thinking is direct knowledge about something, even better if you meditate and try entering Gnosis. (That is, singular full attention on a single thing.)

>> No.14507809

>>14502189
This.

Download Anki, which will take care of the spacing of repetitions for you, and make flashcards. I've done it for biology which is similar to law in that you have to remember lots of small bits of information. My retention rate is currently 84% (which is in the lower range of what should be expected with this method).

>> No.14507930

>>14502157
Stories!, It's about stories OP.

Read a chapter. Close your eyes. And tell a story about what you read.

Tell a little story on how it relates to othe things you know(stories).