How to (actually) REMEMBER What You Read - 7 Tips

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I basically learn for a living. I read lots and lots of books, journal articles, philosophy and theology papers, and I talk about ideas with the authors on my podcast or I present the ideas to you on this channel, or I synthesize my own ideas for my Substack audience. So it's very important for me to remember what I've read. As I've become a better researcher, I've discovered at least 7 ways to help myself remember what I've read and in this video I share those with you.

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0:00 - Overview
1:20 - Write in your books (Marginal Notes)
7:56 - Reader's Compendium
10:31 - Personal Reader's Dictionary
11:50 - Reading Log
13:24 - Book of Book Reviews (and Précis)
15:21 - Commonplace Books (4 kinds)
17:51 - Active Recall
19:22 - Only for the Real Ones!


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