How to learn?

1. Come up with discussion questions to ask yourself

2. Come up with essays to write about

3. If you're too lazy to do either of those, take a class at a community college

4. Make youtube videos or articles on a blog where you talk about history, I often find the best way to learn for me is to teach others

5. Have others ask you questions and come up with answers for them, don't just respond but use actual evidence, primary or secondary sources

6. Read essays from historians. Modern history books and essays are far more valuable than reading primary sources like Herodotus to be quite honest.

Listen to podcast my favorite is history you Rome by mike duncan

The History Of Rome - Podcast By Mike Duncan: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmhKTejvqnoOrQOcTY-pxN00BOZTGSWc3

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>>2421180
>learn history

I don't understand why people say this. What, you want to learn ALL of history? Good luck buddy.

A more realistic approach would be pick out subjects, topics, concepts, technologies, people, counties, ect; anything tangible basically. Then learn the history of that. Along the way you will find these things to be interconnected with other things and then you can cross over briefly as need be, or put them on a 'to do' list and dive in completely later.

My specific advice:

Just pick one thing to start with. Something you find interesting or maybe something that feels relevant to you as an individual. From there, ask for, or look good books/sources to read on the topic. Once you have source material, set yourself a task or question, or some 'truth' you want to perhaps uncover. Having a specific goal like this will drive you onwards and keep you on track. Note things down as you go and always compare sources (if you're really serious). Once you reach the end of the topic and you feel have an answer. Write about it. You need to apply this information in order to retain it. That is essential to any learning. What's more, 'output' substantiates and rewards your efforts.

If this is just a hobbie, then it literally doesn't matter how you approach it. As long as you can read, you're set from now and until the day you die.

>>2421180
read wikipedia articles
works for me

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Play age
http://www.neoseeker.com/age-of-empires-iii/concept_art/