For web articles, I save the entire webpage as a mhtml document. The format saves the date of the archive and I have the record of the entire article.
Ask HN: How do you remember what you read?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you remember what you read?
#12For web articles, I save the entire webpage as a mhtml document. The format saves the date of the archive and I have the record of the entire article.
Then, I remember what I can and refer to the document if I can't.
Re: Ask HN: How do you remember what you read?
#13I'll take a different stance than a lot of the other commenters here, in today's digital age reading for full retention is often over kill. An awareness of the topic, plus a retention of the source allows you to cover information at a much quicker pace and it useful if you don't need to apply any specific details in the immediate future. I find having a breadth of information available is much more useful for creatively solving problems and the internet + cloud storage means the full text is never far away if I need to pursue immediate details.
Re: Ask HN: How do you remember what you read?
#14While reading, I take a photo of a sentence I like. Later, I look at the photo and write down the part I liked: writing seems to ingrain the conclusion in my mind.
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#15I forget who it was specifically but when listening to a podcast recently the guest mentioned a long term habit of writing a book report after finishing up a book! I plan to try something similar in a plain old composition notebook for 2016. I'm thinking no more than a page of text highlighting some important points, thoughts, etc.