/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.21662763]

>read a whole page
>realize I didn’t register anything I just read
>read the page again
>didn’t register yet again

[Anonymous No.21662766]

many such cases

[Anonymous No.21662775]

>>21662763
You are not concentrating. Probably your brain has already worked and is tired, take a break.

[Anonymous No.21662781]

>>21662763
reread line by line

[Anonymous No.21662793]

>>21662763
>just read entire book about Mayan and Aztec mythology
>someone asks me a question about
>realise I can't even remember a single fact

[Anonymous No.21662819]

Read aloud to yourself until you are able to parse information better. It is a trained skill and can only be achieved by repeated engagement.

Go to a library and boldly read out loud to all.

[Anonymous No.21662883]

>>21662775
This. Ideal routine is intellectual work sunrise to noon and grunt work or relaxation the rest.

[Anonymous No.21663060]

Try reading this instead

[Anonymous No.21664490]

>>21662793
write a review after you finish reading. That will help you remember.

[Anonymous No.21664541]

>read one line
>decide that's enough, think about what the line means for the rest of the day
>go to sleep
>read another line
>decide that's enough, think about what the line means for the rest of the day
>go to sleep

[Anonymous No.21664553]

>>21662763
story of my life

[Anonymous No.21664750]

>>21662763
>read a whole book
>remember nothing

[Anonymous No.21664776]

>>21662763
If nothing registered, h... how do you know you read it?
How would you know you read it twice?

[Anonymous No.21664785]

>>21662819
kys

[Sage No.21666109]

>>21662819
This unironically. Reading out loud worked for me.
>>21664785
You first dumbass. Why are you here?

[Anonymous No.21666285]

>read several chapters of a book
>don't read again for some days
>forget almost everything from where i left and have to read from the beginning

[Anonymous No.21666292]

>>21662763
shit I do this sometimes too. I have to go back and scrutinize every last line.
I see some anons saying "take a break and finish it later" but I can't do that. If I want to read a book I have to do it all at once or I lose interest and never pick it up again.

[Anonymous No.21666309]

Its good to know i am not the only senile retard on this board wasting hours reading through information just to poop it out along my capn crunch that same day.

[Anonymous No.21666343]

>>21664541
How long would it take you tio finish Ulysses?

[Anonymous No.21666387]

>>21666343
long enough to get it

[Anonymous No.21666388]

>>21662763
>>21662775
Or he uses the internet too much so his brain is overstimulated, and has gotten into the habit of not focusing on any one thing for long periods of time, ruminating and contemplating on it; and instead hopping from one random thing to anther. Get away from the internet, meditate, eat healthy food, exercise (so your brain gets plenty of blood), and stop cooming.

Also, start by reading out loud to prevent your mind from getting distracted, and take down notes. Every time you read a paragraph or a page, stop and process it, and write down in your own words what you just read. That way you'll remember things much better than even just plain reading with proper concentration.

[Anonymous No.21666452]

>>21662763
>read book
>remember it in great detail
feels good to not be a retard

[Anonymous No.21666579]

>>21662793
try to read shit that matters to you and you care about

[Anonymous No.21666833]

>>21662763
if you're reading to feeeeel, try to visualise what you read so you get an in-brain theatre of sorts

if you're reading to learn, reflect on paper what you're reading. "he writes x is y because a, b and c. that makes sense insofar..."
this takes time so make sure you're only doing useful and constructive reflection. if you're trying to learn geology, dont reflect on grammar.