/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.17910017]

Do you tend to forget most of what you read?

[Anonymous No.17910034]

>>17910017
couple years ago i spent hardly no time on the internet, just superficial social media to coordinate meeting up with friends. i didn't back then. But i spend so much time on the internet again that i need to reread posts sometimes. so yeah, i forget a lot.

[Anonymous No.17910059]

>>17910034
I feel that with novels I forget most of the details as the book goes on. If halfway through the book there is a reference to something that happened in the first chapters, I usually have to go back and reread it. It’s annoying to realize you’re not retaining most of the information, but only the overall themes and stories.

[Anonymous No.17910083]

>>17910017
Only when I read fiction.

[Anonymous No.17910087]

>>17910059
Yeah I notice even when I slow read I usually forget it. I might just have a shitty memory.

[Anonymous No.17910400]

>>17910017
Only if I do not pay attention desu

[Anonymous No.17910430]

>based senility
As you incrementally accumulate and assimilate new information you subliminally prioritize and compartmentalize it in order of imperativeness.
Especially if you read two or more books simultaneously.