How do you retain information of non fiction books?

[imabetanumale]

when i try to read some non fictoin books like philsophy i understan what it means but then the next day when i return to the reading i dont remember what i readed and i need to go over the previous pages and it takes me time.

Any advice?

 

[Mr Test]

Don’t read this pseudo intellectual shit. It’s boring as fuck. Read Dostojewskij instead!

 

[Mr Test]

I will quote the former boss from Nintendo USA here:

„If it’s not fun, why bother?“

 

[thenewhebbe]

Try to explain it in your own words

 

[tervile1]

when i try to read some non fictoin books like philsophy i understan what it means but then the next day when i return to the reading i dont remember what i readed and i need to go over the previous pages and it takes me time.

Any advice?
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[imabetanumale]

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Madafakin niger

 

[tervile1]

Madafakin niger

 

[Deleted member 19567]

You have to actually be interested in the subject you are researching about.

Talent is interest. The reason talent manifests is because the more interested in something you are, the more you repeat the motion of research about it. The more your likely do focus about it with more mental motivation to mentally try to connect patterns. Your mind inside the human body framework works via muscle memory. Just like ejaculation, repetitive physical labor, and exercise. So if you want to memorize something, you need to repeat it until patterns start to become familiar. This is easier and more persistent the more you are interested.

This process you describe as going back and rereading parts you read before (despite not remembering) is part of the process of memory and retention. The reason interest is important is because without being interested, you will fall short on this process. Like getting bored of repeating.

Interest into things also can be dulled due to lack of dopergenic reward function.

Of course you can sort of try to keep your interest level by breaking down your learning into levels, and setting goals. So if your doing some normie slave nonsense your not interested in, id suggest to set goals for yourself, and reward yourself for completing them. This is why people who are promised careers after study, likely succeed the studies. This is why degrees are given as professional titles in college. Set your own goals and reward yourself for it. Whether its a daily goal, a achievement based one, or a skill level standard. And make sure to reward yourself for them IRL.

 

[imabetanumale]

You have to actually be interested in the subject you are researching about.

Talent is interest. The reason talent manifests is because the more interested in something you are, the more you repeat the motion of research about it. Your mind inside the human body framework also works via muscle memory just like ejaculation, repetitive physical labor, exercise. So if you want to memorize something, you need to repeat it until the patterns start to become familiar.

This process you describe as going back and rereading parts you read before (despite not remembering) is part of the process of memory and retention. The reason interest is important is because without being interested, you will fall short on this process. Like getting bored of repeating, and lack of dopergenic reward function via learning.

Of course you can sort of try to keep your interest level by breaking down your learning and setting goals. So if your doing some normie slave nonsense your not interested in, id suggest to set goals for yourself. And reward yourself for completing them. This is why people who are promised careers after study succeed the studies. This is why degrees are given and titles in college. Set your own goals and reward yourself for it. Weather its a daily goal, a achievement based one, or a skill level standard.

Thanks Bro