Memory

I remember reading "Computer Networks" written by Tananbaum completely a year ago. Now I don't remember a thing from it. 1. How to remember eveything? 2. How to memorise it?

One way is to simplify what have you just read and write it down, basically make notes as you go. You can then look back and find what interested you without necessarily remembering it. You can also systematize this information, group it in some way that you find appropriate. If all else fails reading same thing several times can be done as well.

Did you bother putting it into practice? Or are you one of those people who think reading something is the same as actually understanding something?

>>17969 Reading is not learning. Stop being lazy and do the exercises.

>>17969 Practice is of course important to gaining fluency in any skill, it's the best way to make sure you've actually learned/understood the truth. Something I've found useful though is to use org-noter and org-drill so that I can make notes which link to pages in the PDF book I have and turn my notes into flash cards for the sake of memorizing. After learning the content originally just revisiting my notes every once in a while with a frequency approaching zero is enough to really ingrain something.

>>17969 Flashcards, more specifically Anki. That's how I powered though medical school and residency. I did not tell anyone about Anki while in medical school, now that I'm graduated, I do not give a soykaf. It's nothing revoloutionary, though; it is just a faster way to make flashcards.

>>17989 Also. Read a passage/page, close your eyes, then regugitate the infomation learned. Summarize an entire chapter by writing (not typing) what you learned. When you write something down it will link soykaf in your brain and you will remember things better; basically create a study guide. Do the excersises, even if you think they are stupid. Also put your knowledge into practice.

>>17989 It's called spaced repitition. It's a type of study techniuqe. I tried using the "memory place" think but it is pure soykaf. __Spaced repetiton__ is your friend.

Take notes, re-read it, tell people about it, put it into practice Then there's also: Forgetting information that's useless.