I did something like this with true crime podcasts. One episode a day instead of binging. I remember so much more of it now.
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I did something like this with true crime podcasts. One episode a day instead of binging. I remember so much more of it now.
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I have been trying to read one chapter a day instead of finishing a book over a weekend. A month in, I remember much more of what I read, but I get through maybe a third as many books. I am not sure yet whether that is a good trade, or whether I am just enjoying the feeling of being deliberate. Has anyone else made this switch, and did it stick?
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Memory is selective no matter what. Maybe slow reading gives you more depth per book.
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I came to reading slowly quite late, always rushing because I felt I should be finishing. Slowing down changed the whole shape of it, not just memory but also how much I sit with a line and let it mean something. The trade you are asking about might not be a trade at all. It might just be two different things.
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Long books force slowness anyway. Maybe some people are just wired for speed and others for slowness.
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This is basically my whole reading life. I read in pieces between everyone needing something from me. It is slow and scattered, but I do remember it all.
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Thanks for this. Do you have more of these anywhere?
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Slow reading gets the details. Fast reading gets the shape. You are finding that divide.
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I did something like this with true crime podcasts. One episode a day instead of binging. I remember so much more of it now.
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I could not do this. The envy is real though.
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So much, yes.
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What do you think?
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I have been trying to read one chapter a day instead of finishing a book over a weekend. A month in, I remember much more of what I read, but I get through maybe a third as many books. I am not sure…