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19877881 No.19877881 [Reply] [Original]

I want to actually remember what I have read
Is pic related a good start?

>> No.19877885

just read fucking books jesus christ people truly are retarded i hate this fucking world

>> No.19877903

>How to Read a Book
>By Jewman Jewstein
Epic

>> No.19877933

Every day this thread.

>stare at the table of contents for a really long time
>summarize every section in your own words after you've read it
>compare your summaries with the text
>think about themes
>re-read

There, saved you 10 hours.

>> No.19877974

>>19877933
thanks man

>> No.19879185

>>19877881
Underline important or interesting parts while you read "study it" don't just read it. It takes twice as long doing it this way, but it is worth it if it is a book that is worth it.

>> No.19879201

>>19879185
Clean the sinuses daily with cocaine powder, clean nose tubes is the only way to focus.

>> No.19879403

I tried to read this book but I didn't know what to do so i gave up

>> No.19879422

>>19877881
You're not supposed to memorize every single thing you read. If you're seriously studying a book, read it twice, take notes, underline, etc., for more advice on that, read A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations instead since it gives you good advice both on reading and writing. How to Read a Book is meme tier.

>> No.19879439

>>19879185
>>19879422
People who write in books deserve the fucking noose.

>> No.19879481

>>19879439
I used to feel the same way anon, but if the goal is to extract as much information and insight from the book as possible and underlining and highlighting help; I would rather ruin this collection of material paper than sacrify that. I can buy another book, dummy.

>> No.19879501

newfaggot alert newfaggot alert everyone ITT is a fucking new faggooooooooooooot!!!!

Imagine being filtered by this book LOOOOOOOOOL

>> No.19879514
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19879514

Engage with the material. It's the only way to really remember what you read. Ask questions, savor the imagery, make associations, say certain words out loud while you're reading, especially if they are rare or particularly representative of the stream of thought.

There's a music to thought. You don't need to take notes to remember how a song goes, do you? If you find the melody of the words, remembering the ideas is trivial.

Don't subscribe to formulae. Don't think you'll find the answer in a book. You must find the will to penetrate words. You must find the woman in them. Then your libido will synergistically find her (truth).

>> No.19879534

>>19877881
I read a book 5 times and I remember every single scene from it
I read a book once and I vaguely remember the plot and characters
just read it more anon

>> No.19880458

Bumperino

>> No.19880655

>>19877933
yours is pretty good
but even wikipedia has somehting like it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Read_a_Book#Overview_of_the_1972_edition

>> No.19882138

>>19877881
No

>> No.19882266

>>19877881
It breaks down how to read for people who are not interested in reading but want to be.

Ex, first few pages tell you to forget about what your elementary teachers told you how to read. Then it dives into different levels of reading (I'll shorten it):

There are basically four levels of reading for kids to understand if they want to graduate from rudimentary/elementary reading. First level is only identifying words in its simplest sense ex "The cat sits on a chair" ("What does this sentence say?"). The second is inspectional reading, which is getting the most out of a book within a given time (systematic skimming). You learn to examine the book's surface ("What is the book about?"). The third level is analytical reading. If the second level is the most complete reading in a given time, the third one is devoted to the best and most complete reading given in unlimited time. Analytical reading is hardly important if your goal is simply information or entertainment. Probably best level for reports and research.

Last level is syntopical reading. At this point you've read plentyof books to construct your own analysis of comparative texts.

The other points in the book will tell you how to read different types of books, but if you understood the first few pages, you should be fine to just start reading. It's a good book to give to a friend who has trouble reading a book or staying interested in one.

>> No.19883682

>>19877933
it is pretty much this. That said this book did help me personally. I Thinking reading things a few times and then writing about what you read after to be helpful.