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I especially don't like the "My mind works this way so everybody else's does too." I read books and really do remember stuff, so clearly the issue is that the
by bsder 4y ago
I especially don't like the "My mind works this way so everybody else's does too."
I read books and really do remember stuff, so clearly the issue is that the author is an idiot, no?
I'll go further, what kind of idiot reads books to not remember them? The whole point of reading a book is to hopefully enrich your life in some way--even if only for entertainment. How can that happen if you don't remember anything from it?
As for lectures, the problem is that a "lecture" works best when the lecturer and audience are completely prepared. I have only been to two lectures in my entire life where that was the case. Once as audience and once as lecturer--both times were glorious.
- bergenty 4y agoYou know I don’t know about that. I don’t have great memory but reading a book is more about the process for me. I enjoy the content, I like thinking through potential in the moment and like the general act of learning. I’m probably not going to remember all of it but my baseline knowledge on the subject is much higher than if I had never read the book.
- viscanti 4y agoIt's fair to criticize the title. Eventually the author gets around to explaining that reading does work for some people who think about what they're reading. It's buried far enough down in the article and contradicts the whole premise of contrasting constructivism vs transmission (it doesn't matter if things are transmitted or not it matters if you think about it or not) that it makes for a confusing read.
- dgeiser13 4y ago> what kind of idiot reads books to not remember them Seems like a stretch to call someone an idiot who just enjoys the act of reading and the imagination in the moment that comes along with reading. People can read fiction and be completely inside the story and the characters mind and once the story is over their basic memory is that was a good, enjoyable book and my time was well spent in reading it. That person is not an idiot.