Re:Ask HN: How do you remember what you have read in a book?
by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 03, 2024 @09:28AM
(#41730614)
Yeah. I read it, and I remember what I remember.
It's kind of a circular definition, but the parts that are important enough to me to remember are the ones that I remember.
Now, if I'm trying to get some specific information, I will often write it down somewhere when I find it.
If it's something like language syntax, the pieces of syntax that I use all the time are the ones that I remember. The ones I don't, well, I know where the book is, and if I need that bit, I'll look it up when I need it.
It's kind of a circular definition, but the parts that are important enough to me to remember are the ones that I remember.
Now, if I'm trying to get some specific information, I will often write it down somewhere when I find it.
If it's something like language syntax, the pieces of syntax that I use all the time are the ones that I remember. The ones I don't, well, I know where the book is, and if I need that bit, I'll look it up when I need it.