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3 full reads of a book? That's highly inefficient, and it probably becomes very boring (at least for me -- but that might be my ADHD).
by mikevm 14y ago
3 full reads of a book? That's highly inefficient, and it probably becomes very boring (at least for me -- but that might be my ADHD).
- S4M 14y agoI agree, it's not uncommon for a programming book to be 600 pages long. I wonder what book the OP is reading.
- kyrra 14y agoIt depends on your learning style. If you know any trained psychologists, they may have more to say on this, but I found a decent little article on it [1]. Reading a book 3 times and processing it differently each time probably is engaging a number of different memorization tips. [1] http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/09/03/8-tips-for-improving-your-memory/ http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/09/03/8-tips-for-...
- mikevm 14y agoI'm not gonna argue that repeating something is going to aid memorization, but in my experience, the best way to learn a programming language is to read a book and then actually use it. If you forget things you can always look them up, but re-reading the book 2 more times is useless.
- netmare 14y agoYes, three full reads sound too much. I usually just skim it fast, then do a full read, noting interesting or hard to understand stuff. Finally I use my notes when I need to refresh my memory or to try to comprehend the more difficult concepts.