TylerDurden
The Force is Strong With This One
Long ago I came across a quote that really stuck with me; it was something along the lines of: "Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."
In another instance, when I'd first come across P. D. Ouspensky's In Search of the Miraculous (ISOTM), and I was wondering how accurately it recounted Gurdjieff's philosophy, someone told me of how, when Ouspensky presented ISOTM to Gurdjieff, that Gurdjieff jested Ouspensky certainly had a good memory! In other words, I believe the jest was to say that while Ouspensky did in fact capture what Gurdijeff taught, that Ouspensky didn't actually internalize anything, and was merely regurgitating it (albeit really well).
Whether or not that story actually happened, once in a while a doubt would enter my mind if I really knew HOW to read, or even how to learn (internalize) material I was consuming. I wondered - analogous to the quote above - if I was "digesting" it, and if so, how much? 80% of the material? 50%? 10%? Etc.
I have some questions for the members of this board, and feel free to tackle even just one if you can speak to it! (Any and all thoughts are welcome and appreciated):
In another instance, when I'd first come across P. D. Ouspensky's In Search of the Miraculous (ISOTM), and I was wondering how accurately it recounted Gurdjieff's philosophy, someone told me of how, when Ouspensky presented ISOTM to Gurdjieff, that Gurdjieff jested Ouspensky certainly had a good memory! In other words, I believe the jest was to say that while Ouspensky did in fact capture what Gurdijeff taught, that Ouspensky didn't actually internalize anything, and was merely regurgitating it (albeit really well).
Whether or not that story actually happened, once in a while a doubt would enter my mind if I really knew HOW to read, or even how to learn (internalize) material I was consuming. I wondered - analogous to the quote above - if I was "digesting" it, and if so, how much? 80% of the material? 50%? 10%? Etc.
I have some questions for the members of this board, and feel free to tackle even just one if you can speak to it! (Any and all thoughts are welcome and appreciated):
- How can YOU tell when you're internalizing material vs. simply memorizing it?
- Did you consciously work on improving your level of internalization? If so, how?
- How fast do you read, on average, while maintaining good comprehension? How would you define good comprehension?
- Have you ever successfully tried a program/exercise to increase reading speed effectively?
- Any other general suggestions/feedback regarding the learning "HOW" to read idea?