/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13724002]

I keep forgetting 95% of what I read, which is particularly annoying to me now that I'm reading a bunch of history books. Is there a method to remember things?

[Anonymous No.13724012]

Yes.
1) Don't have a low IQ.
2) That's it.

[Anonymous No.13724015]

>>13724002
Takes notes

[Anonymous No.13724027]

>>13724002
Rote

[Anonymous No.13724028]

>>13724002
you never went to school, OP?

[Anonymous No.13724041]

>>13724002
You need to practice reading "actively". It might be worth do shorter stints and then writing down your thoughts on what you read, like 5 or less minutes reading then just note down a few things that come to mind. Another thing is to make sure you're not overtired and you're eating well and aren't ill or stressed as that'll get your brain all fogged up.

If that's still too much, I can also recommend Oxford Graded Readers. I use them for adult literacy work, and it's mostly people with brain problems https://elt.oup.com/teachersclub/subjects/gradedreading/?cc=gb&selLanguage=en
You'll likely want grade 3 and up. Grade 1, if you are able to read, is tediously simple, I can somewhat read grade 2 without finding it annoying. Grade 5 is like actual literature that's been abridged and slightly simplified. They have comprehension questions/tests.

Also go for unabridged audio books if you need to, it's a technology that can help so use it, don't feel shame. There's a couple of news apps too for people recovering from brain damage that read a news article out to you and test comprehension.

[Anonymous No.13724046]

>>13724002
>>13724041
listen to the pro, OP
get some help
no shame in that ...God Bless You

[Anonymous No.13724066]

>>13724041
What type of brain damage would cause that?

[Anonymous No.13724109]

>>13724066
Head injuries and stroke, also sometimes illnesses that develop spontaneously later in life can cause issues. They're probably classed under "migraine" or similar unless the symptoms are especially bad and have a specific pattern (if you're concerned about something it might be worth seeing a neurologist). Stuff like tumors can have these effects too, but I haven't as far as I know worked with anyone like that. Nutrition and weird nutritional requirements can also play a role, I get pretty bad and weird migraines and they're pretty much sorted with high dose riboflavin, so I probably have shitty riboflavin transporters for whatever reason. Needing more of one or more b-vitamins seems to be a common theme with migraines and brain fog and all that.

Probably 90% of my work is with people with severe developmental disorders, so low functioning autism and that sort of thing rather than brain damage per se. I can get them reading basic texts with basic comprehension most of the time, so even >>13724012 type of problems aren't a barrier if you work at it.

[Anonymous No.13724588]

>>13724002
I mark important fragments as I read them and then some time later I type them into my PC.

[Anonymous No.13724599]

>>13724002
Let me guess, that's a guy

[Anonymous No.13724607]

>>13724599
>Let me guess
Don't lie, you furiously masturbated to that tranny hundreds of times.

[Anonymous No.13724639]

>>13724607
name?

[Anonymous No.13724645]

>>13724639
Something Leon, I think. My memory is bad...

[Anonymous No.13724741]

>>13724002
I have the same issue.
I was reading Plato yesterday and noticed I kept forgetting the names he wrote two pages prior.
I remembered how I could memorize poems at school and 15 minutes music cello sheets up to 18yo.

Memory is worse and worse and I'm only 32.
Taking notes is probably a good way of reading. Having a little notebook and copying the parts you enjoy the most. Maybe notes in the margin of the book itself.
I should but I don't because I read in my bed, half asleep and half drooling on my pillow. Which is a ridiculous excuse. I'm just lazy.

Here is a picture of a dude taking notes in his bed because the rest of the search shows women. Unfortunately it's not real notes, just screeching on a glass that makes light.

[Anonymous No.13725426]

'Learning How to Learn' course is free on Coursera. Nobody can just read something and be expected to remember it (especially not in the information age). That's not how our brains evolved.

[Anonymous No.13725657]

You can't remember everything.

[Anonymous No.13725776]

>>13724639
>>13724645
nyxi leon

[Anonymous No.13727435]

>>13724002
stop being depressed and/or taking drugs

[Anonymous No.13727503]

>>13724041
this
and jogging

[Anonymous No.13727507]

>>13724002
Write and take notes. You'll likely never read them again, but the process of commiting it to paper will commit it to memory as you are thinking about what you're reading, thus digesting the information

[Anonymous No.13727508]

>>13724002
pay attention and think, don't just read.

[Anonymous No.13727550]

>>13724741
Your IQ peaks at 14 and gradually drops until it stabilizes in your early twenties.

[Anonymous No.13727564]

>>13727550
IQ has nothing to do with long term memory.

[Anonymous No.13727573]

>>13724002
Early in life I tied my self esteem to my intelligence so ideas I understand are exciting but it’s a trade off because I’m also miserable due to realizing I’m not that smart.

[Anonymous No.13727591]

>>13727503
This is a good one. I haven't done it in a while, but going for a run or a row or skating around or whatever you want to do while listening to a podcast, radio program or audio book is marvelous! You get to hear cool ideas while also getting a runners high.

[Anonymous No.13727593]

>>13724002
Make YouTube videos about what you read.

[Anonymous No.13727625]

(The mind only remembers what it deems most useful.) I vaguely recall that from Mein Kampf, i used to obsess over remembering pointless details, like the names of Roman emperors, but really this was all to show off in arguments in anonymous internet message boards, the ends did not justify the means (Octavian reference), and most posters just use pastebin and Wikipedia anyways, your brain is intentionally discarding of this trash knowledge because you don't need it. When was the last time Hegel's idealism ever got you out of a sticky situation irl?

[Anonymous No.13727736]

>>13724002
>>Cornell Notes
>>Mind Maps
>>Anki Cards

Anything else is low IQ effort

[Anonymous No.13727751]

When I was a kid, I'd gobble up all the books I could, I loved reading. Today I struggle really hard to avoid that "foggy mind" feeling when I try to read.

[Anonymous No.13727765]

>>13727435
>stop being depressed
If only it was that easy.

[Anonymous No.13727771]

>>13724002
Sometimes I like to go for walks and imagine myself having a conversation with someone about what I've read. This is mostly because I am too lazy to write my thoughts out

[Anonymous No.13727873]

>>13727751
I struggle to avoid it in general life desu. I blame poor sleep, diet, and lack of exercise.

[Anonymous No.13727876]

>>13727751
I've completely forgotten what it's like to not have brain fog

[Anonymous No.13727881]

If you don’t remember it’s because your mind doesn’t think it was even worth remembering.

[Anonymous No.13727885]

>>13727873
The other day I came back from an exhausting bike ride, had a coffee and some ice cream, and for a while I was 100% "in the zone", able to focus and do anything I wanted to quite smoothly. I wish I could be like that as often as I wanted to.

[Anonymous No.13727891]

>>13727771
Same, when I go on long walks or bike rides I'll pretend to explain the things I see to a historical figure or whatever, like coming up with how you would contextualize the highway system to George Washington or Aristotle. Don't know why I do this. Maybe to prove to myself that I understand the things I'm trying to explain. It's not schizophrenic or like a tulpa because the conversation is only one ways

[Anonymous No.13729071]

>>13727891
>>13727771
I rehearse conversations a lot. I was telling a former girlfriend about this because I was saying I don't narrate/say my thoughts aside from when I'm thinking about actually speaking. She got really freaked out by this and said I should stop doing it and I should be more "spontaneous".

It's great having some time to reflect and go over thoughts and all that, smart phones have killed some of this time unfortunately. Also understand why so many philosophers go for long walks.

[Anonymous No.13729152]

>>13724002
Not one person has asked you "Who is this semen demon?" What is happening to /lit?

[Anonymous No.13729159]

>>13729152
How meta of you.

[Anonymous No.13729182]

>>13729152
Nyxi Leon
She looks good for a tranny until she takes her clothes off, in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.13729251]

>>13729182
>until she takes her clothes
So just like women irl then ;^)

[Anonymous No.13729300]

>>13725776
Based tranny fapper

[Anonymous No.13729303]

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[Anonymous No.13729345]

>>13724002
>I keep forgetting 95% of what I read

Still worth it

[Anonymous No.13729782]

>>13724002
Because you're a cumbrain who beats off to traps.

[Anonymous No.13729908]

>>13729782
This. I'm surprised nobody else said this.

[Anonymous No.13729987]

>>13724002 I thought this is only my problem... its nice to see other people with the same struggle. it makes me less depressed.. few month ago I read the black book of communism (900 pages), 2 month later I cant recall shit...

[Anonymous No.13730180]

>>13724002
why must I see slutty jezebels faces every time I browse /lit/, it's distracting.

[Anonymous No.13730425]

>>13729987
same
1100 pages of the entire history of secret services and I can't recall the year CIA was formed or what is SVR

[Anonymous No.13730439]

>>13724002
How do you ask if a trap is a trap? Me want to fug trap!

[Anonymous No.13730480]

>>13730439
join your nearest discord server

[Anonymous No.13730489]

digital screens ruin attention span

[Anonymous No.13730510]

>>13724588
what application is this