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In study sessions in school I would sometimes look things up by thinking "it was on the lower left about this far into the book." I remember studies done years
by jvan 2y ago
In study sessions in school I would sometimes look things up by thinking "it was on the lower left about this far into the book." I remember studies done years ago that showed reading a physical book improved memory and learning due to the geometry and positioning reinforcing the neural paths, and anecdotally that was definitely the case for me. I don't think I'm hallucinating them, this article cites several studies that support that. Anyone who suggests PDFs are just as good "because they have pages" is missing the point - they aren't physical objects, and that matters.
- mmooss 2y agoIn PDFs you'll have visual memory of the position on the page, but not how many pages into the book you are. It wouldn't seem hard to add to a PDF reader ...