Do you have trouble retaining what you read?
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Re: Do you have trouble retaining what you read?
It sure is frustrating. Remembering what I read, amongst many other activities that I do, isn't easy anymore
Despite that, what I'm fortunate about is that I almost always remember the emotions of the book, how i felt and even the impact it had. I'm not sure if I can explain it properly, but that's how it is. I don't remember the book as such, but the emotions last.
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If a book does not catch my attention from the beginning, I forget about it.
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How long I will retain the contents depends on the technicality of the book.Eggroll wrote: ↑21 Dec 2013, 17:20 And how do you cope with it? I find that even a month after I read a book, I only remember the main points, and even those begin to fade. My memory is getting pretty bad, and I'm not even old. I assume this is just something most people have, but it sure is frustrating. I tend to forget a book completely about 6 months after I read it
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Indeed. There's something about connecting with this type of books. I find that when I'm excited about a book I talk about it and recommend it a lot. Maybe that helps me remember it more, but the point is I will have enjoyed it immensely.DATo wrote: ↑23 Dec 2013, 05:37 You know, something that no one has mentioned yet is how much LIKING the book impacts how much you retain. It occurs to me that there have been a few books which I enjoyed immensely and whose characters's names and details of the plot I have remembered all my life, but I must admit that for me such books are an exclusive minority.
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