>>24836497
Your memory doesn’t work like that anon. Maybe you should read some books on cognition, then quiz yourself on them, then return to them some months later, then discuss the issue in your own words explaining it for someone else. Then continue to refresh your understanding by revisiting the topic.

Rote memorization is not the same as knowledge

You will probably be unable to recall the fine details. But something may arise that reminds you of that book, in such a way that you suddenly find it much clearer than when you first read it.

People enjoy rereading because it’s a lot smoother, your eyes glide effortlessly from page to page. In a way, you do retain and remember the words, they’re just locked in your subconscious, inaccessible until random chance lets them fly.

You know more than what you >know
As long as you keep reading

>>24836497
Is it though? The older I get the more I understand ancient Greeks' hesitation about writing philosophy down. If it ain't lived, it's just a floating idea. Seeing an idea on a page opens the door, but doesn't actually get you anywhere.

>>24836938
wrong, how many random memes and stupid childhood jingles are just lodged in your brain forever? be careful what you ingest, it could stay with you for decades /

>>24837039
This is scary

>>24837078
Had to cut out IG reels and brainrot because it kept coming out at random moments. Little tunes to meme videos instead of actual knowledge and thoughts I want.

>think this way
>force my way through War and Peace, Crime and Punishment
>find them boring as fuck but realise, yeah, maybe they're good
>later on read random non-fiction and novels and get completely glued to them without any effort
>realise that this is what enjoying reading is supposed to be like

>>24838801
To thine own self be true anon, I recognize opera as art even if I don't listen to it.

>>24837039
Just touch grass my friend. 70% success rate.