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Most important step for long-term memorization: repetition
Without re-engaging with the material that you’ve read, you’ll not be able to remember and apply any of that knowledge. So you need to have a method for taking and organizing notes around key parts you want to revisit later on.
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When you’re impressed by something, you'll remember it easier
This could mean a phrase or quote that catches you off guard or changes the way you think about a certain topic. Or an interesting fact that you’ll want to save for later on.
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Successful people stick to their reading habit
A random sampling of the world’s most successful people will show one common trait: a love of reading. Because reading is the easiest way to continue the learning process.
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Reading with intention engages all of the parts of memory
It means that you have a specific goal at hand, you want to connect what you’re reading to other information and that it is something you’re invested in and will come back to again and again.
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“Whatever problem you’re struggling with is probably addressed in some book somewhere written by someone a lot smarter than you."
RYAN HOLIDAY
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Our memory is made up of 3 components
...in terms of reading retention:
- Impression
- Association
- Repetition
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How to read research
A classic problem in research is to forget what you've read or where you've read it. Some people use Zettlekasten, a sophisticated note-taking system.
Another system is Caplan's approach, where you highlight the sections you may need to revisit later. Then...
The second pass: Grasp the content
Duration: Can take up to 1 hour.
Activity:
- Read the complete paper.
- Ignore details such as proofs or equations.
- Take some notes at the margins of the paper and write down the key points.
- Look at any type of illustration in the paper like tables and fig...
Consider why you want to take notes
Before you start taking notes, ask yourself what your goal is.
- Paper versus digital. If your goal is to study the content of a book, paper is better. But if your goal is to be able to reference certain parts of the book easily, an ebook may be better suited.
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