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How do i read for study and learning purposes as opposed to entertainment?

>> No.19350461
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19350461

Active reading. I’m learning it as part of my degree. Changed my life, I swear to god

>> No.19350482

if you're being entertained while studying, that's good.

>> No.19350488

>>19350461
how do you actively read?

>> No.19350536

>>19350488
fapping one minute to porn after each succesful page read

>> No.19350550

>>19350536
Yep, I had two courses in uni about that in my degree and this is one of the ways to master active listening. If that doesn’t help, smoking a cigarette after a page also works

>> No.19350556

>>19350461
>>19350536
>>19350550
Active reading*, not listening, my bad

>> No.19350559

>>19350488
https://help.open.ac.uk/active-reading

>> No.19350574

>>19350446
Schedule it the day before then shut every distraction off. Enjoy.

>> No.19350582

just read all the harry potter books and youll know what to do after you finish the books then watch all the movies

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>>19350446
What's your interest?
For me, it used to be philosophy and psychology, now it's mostly WWII/XX century/socialism/fascism

>> No.19350660

>>19350654
>philosophy and psychology
that is literally it

>> No.19350694

>>19350660
I have to say that I was reading basic texts in a disorganized way (I only buy 2nd hand books, nothing expensive): Seneca, Voltaire, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Freud... Now, for WWII I'm also disorganized, but the scope is smaller so I can go more in depth. For instance, I'm now reading a book about Italian WWII, and the author includes himself in the bibliography (sic) while also making some inaccurate claims. Sad, since I like a couple other books from him.

Do you follow any order or logic (even a very personal one) while choosing what to read next?

>> No.19350706

>>19350694
I am not very organized at all, i dip in and out of many different authors, and i have a surface level understanding of some.

>> No.19350786

>>19350706
Is there a particular movement/era/area you're interested in?