even if you can't manage to consciously memorize it bits of information gets stored somewhere in your mind. then let's say a few years later you're thinking abo

even if you can't manage to consciously memorize it bits of information gets stored somewhere in your mind. then let's say a few years later you're thinking about some seemingly unrelated topic and the old memory of that thing you read way back pops up. you go back to it, reread a bit to refresh your memory and it all somehow clicks. at least that's been my experience so far so i don't bother with retention too much. perhaps information you ingest simply needs to age a bit to mature and develop.