>tfw PDFs acquired from anna's archive and read through a computer screen yield scientifically proven poor results as regards retention & comprehension compared to printed text>tfw too poor; can't afford physical copiesso much for my intellectual life. it never began
jas qween show them those two studies they did with literal RATS lcd BAD
>>24984819buy a laster printer, black and whiteprint the pdf
>>24984870if i had laser printer money i wouldn't be using annas archive or shitposting here
>>24984819>poor results as regards retention & comprehensionSkill issue
>>24984819>PDFsPhew, us EPUB bros are safe
>>24984819Medium itself is irrelevant. You only perceive one more effective than the other because of your own preconceptions.
>>24984819copy the book by hand on paper before reading it, like the monks of old
>>24984868they taught a rat to read?
>>24984819J. S. Bach as a child was forbidden to read certain musical manuscripts in his house so he snuck out of bed in the middle of the night and copied them out by moonlight. It's suggested this contributed to his eventual blindness (although admittedly I don't see how anyone would know).Arthur Conan Doyle once wrote a series of articles on his library. Of his beloved collection of classics built up when he was young & impoverished, he said “every volume meant one missed dinner.”Just consider yourself in good company.
>>24984992that's inspiring, anon. i wasn't going to give up anyway, but knowing others also had challenges to overcome takes the edge off
Print it. At a libraey, for example.