/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.9714800]

Hey /lit/, I don't usually come to this board but I've run into a lot of problems in life and I don't know where else to turn. Due to some circumstances, I am homeless and the only internet connection is at the library. I want to at least try to improve myself and my brain in the mean time, but I destroyed my memory from years of drug abuse. Does anyone have any tips on how to retain more information from reading? Should I use notebooks and write important ideas down and expand on them? Thanks for the help /lit/.

[Anonymous No.9715016]

Read the Bible, sounds like you need to.

[Anonymous No.9715547]

>>9715016
I honestly planned on it. Was looking for an orthodoxy bible but there aren't too many resources in the library and I prefer hard cover so I can take it with me.

[Anonymous No.9715580]

Anything you do don't read the Bible, it's all lies.

[Anonymous No.9715586]

>>9715580
Thanks for the non-help, faggot.

[Anonymous No.9715606]

>>9714800
I don't know too much about that. Maybe you can wait a few years and hope that your memory returns to its former glory. Or you could try to relive your entire life in your mind to get your memories flowing. Taking notes is a good idea. Teachers at school always tell you that you remember better when you write things down. You could also try to read books several times.

Also, read the bible like that other guy said. I really enjoyed Romans. It explains a ton of morals, and tells you what to do and how to be a good person.

Best of luck!

[Anonymous No.9715673]

>>9715606
Ty very much anon

[Anonymous No.9715704]

>>9714800
what kind of drugs?

[Anonymous No.9715727]

>>9715704
I can safely say deliriants as well as benzos+alcohol were the main culprits in destroying my memory. I regret it but there is nothing I can do about it now. I'm just trying to at least work on myself while I have nothing.

[Anonymous No.9715732]

Notes. But make sure you do it every day for at least an hour.
Try reading foundational texts as well. You need to internalize the messages in the foundational texts through daily study.
Turning your life around starts with building self-discipline through study and destroying your old habits.

[Anonymous No.9715736]

>>9715547
lmao so many excuses for a homeless guy.

[Anonymous No.9715778]

>>9715736
Were you the guy earlier who got Butthurt over being called a faggot? Get over it. At least I'm trying to do something to better myself.

[Anonymous No.9715781]

>>9715727
what the hell are deliriants?

[Anonymous No.9715792]

>>9715781
Anticholinergics like massive doses of Benadryl.

[Anonymous No.9715861]

>>9715792
thank you

[Anonymous No.9715874]

>>9715861
You're welcome. Thanks for being in my thread!

[Anonymous No.9715905]

>>9715874
i also have trouble concentrating. lots of alc and uppers. also i have tinnitus. but i think its getting better. try the healthy fit lifestyle. sleep, exercise etc.
additionally write, or maybe record something to you. plan an instrument, read aloud. do some brain exercise, some math and most of all: don't give up. you are still more interesting and knowledgeable than all the normies.
keep it up bro
brain plasticity is real

[Anonymous No.9715956]

>>9714800
Do you like dogs? If you are already homeless the Cynic philosophy might be for you. Look in to Diogenes. Cynicism doesn't require much. It's all about virtue.

That, or you could consider Stoic texts, Discourses, Enchiridion, Letters from Seneca, Meditations and so on. They are really life affirming and positive.

[Anonymous No.9715977]

>>9715727
Tattoo notes all over your body so you don't forget things.

[Anonymous No.9715989]

Don't have much of advice to give you. I just want to sincerely wish you good luck.

[Anonymous No.9716005]

>>9715956
Stoicism is good advice, not so sure about the Cynics though.

[Anonymous No.9716042]

>>9715989
I really appreciate that anon. Thank you.