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17336438 No.17336438 [Reply] [Original]

Is it bad that I can't mark down the central ideas of a book? I sense that my inability to distil salient concepts from a book is impeding my understanding of difficult texts. Is there a method or habit that I can adopt that will strengthen my astuteness when it comes to key ideas?

>> No.17336923

>>17336438
>Is it bad that I can't mark down the central ideas of a book?
Depends on the book.
>Is there a method or habit that I can adopt that will strengthen my astuteness when it comes to key ideas?
Take notes.

>> No.17336927

>>17336438
kys tranny

>> No.17337542
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17337542

>>17336923
>Take notes.
I know
what I'm struggling with It is the key ideas and how to isolate them

>> No.17337564

Can't you read the book, guess as to what the underlying message was, and then check what wikipedia has to say about it? They often have the truth I think.

>> No.17338643

>>17337564
No, I don't need secondary sources as they only corrode your own understanding

>> No.17338744

>>17336438
you can try asking what you just read after every paragraph/chapter... also, have u tried rereading stuff? actually i have been thinking maybe something akin to lectio divina might be a useful thing to emulate inspired by some schizo who mentioned it

>> No.17338834

>>17337542
After taking notes, try narrowing them down more and more.

>> No.17338965

>>17338744
>lectio divina
can you elaborate?