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Re: Summer Reading List

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Post by misiti3780 »

criddell wrote: post #22
misiti3780 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have read 4-6/month basically consistently for the past 3 years - I don't believe in audiobooks because you don't retain the same amount of information as you do from read words. I live in NYC and read about 2 hours a day

> you don't retain the same amount of information as you do from read words I think I'm the opposite. When I was in school I was able to learn things much faster by attending the lecture compared to reading on my own.

im a die-hard believeer in spaced repetition - i use it for everything (languages, books, code, etc.) it's basically impossible to use for audiobooks.

my bet is if you test yourself on a book you listened to two years ago you will not remember 99% of it, and if you read it it's probably more like 95% percent of it.

then again, everyone's mind is different, so maybe you retain voice more than audio

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Post by eizo »

kilroy123 wrote: post #6

Slightly off topic, but how many books do you all read a month? I have a hard time getting past 1 a month.

I read(listen) 4-5 books a month without dedicating time to this activity. I almost exclusively listen through Audible during my commute(biking). I've "read" over 100+ books in the past 2 years and I find it very refreshing. Although, coupled to listening, I highly recommend taking short notes after every listening session to better sediment the content.

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Post by Danihan »

baldfat wrote: post #30

So I really like the description of "The Righteous Mind" WHY is it $2.50 more to get the Kindle version then to have a paperback book shipped to my home! Kindle Version - $11.99 Paperback (Prime) - $9.32 https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Relig...

Still one of the best books I've read, period. Can't recommend it highly enough.

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Post by iiv »

i_cant_speel wrote: post #28
Afforess wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Books are a bad way to measure - varying length and all. I read ~100,000 words a week.

How do you know how many words you read?

If you know your average reading speed and you know how long time you read every week it's a simple calculation: `speed*time = distance`.

Re: Summer Reading List

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Post by iiv »

dsr_ wrote: post #21
kilroy123 wrote: post #6

Slightly off topic, but how many books do you all read a month? I have a hard time getting past 1 a month.

I read 2-10 books a week, depending on what else is going on in my life. Conditions allowing that: - I nearly always read on my phone. - I can read on my commute. - I read before going to sleep. - I read quickly.

Can I ask how fast your read? (words or characters/minute)

Re: Summer Reading List

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Post by emodendroket »

kilroy123 wrote: post #6

Slightly off topic, but how many books do you all read a month? I have a hard time getting past 1 a month.

Depends on what I'm reading. Pop sci or detective novels take me days but a thousand-page history book or epic will take more like a month. And there is a lot in between and on both sides of those examples.
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