State after reading the book

2020-05-13

• Forget about the book
  • Nothing changes in behavior before or after reading the book.
  • I remember the contents of a book right after I read it, but I forget it over time.
  • This is zero, same as not reading it.
  • “Behavioral change” and “forgetting” are related.
    • Memories are fixed by repeated use.
• There is one word or concept that I like from the book.
  • This is one.
  • If behavior doesn’t change, it will eventually be forgotten and reduced to zero.
• 2, there are two ways.
  • 2a Two concepts in the book are connected
  • 2b Connecting concepts in the book to your own experiences and concepts already in your mind
  • Between the two, b is preferable.
    • Why?
    • 2a, because we haven’t yet reached step 3 in the figure below.
    • - Expression, coupling, and internalization
  • In 2a, it’s still likely to collectively forget and zero out.
  • In 2b, being connected to one’s own experience makes it harder to forget.

I think I wrote something similar before… - Results of reading - De-emphasizing the “extracted” theory - How to connect knowledge from reading a book - Hopefully the knowledge in the book will connect with your own experience.

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