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i'm really wanting to learn about all sorts of aspects of history, if possible, as much of the history of the world as can be
i have decent enough general knowledge and college education in specific areas of history but am feeling quite overwhelmed by the sheer mass of information at my fingertips, and how to approach reading it in a way that maximises understanding
this probably sounds like the idealistic impractical ramblings of a young person, and i can understand that and this isn't asking for a how to history 101 or anything, i'm interested in your stories of how you got into history, what paths you took, whether you chose certain aspects or had aspirations of learning as much as possible?
any feedback is much appreciated
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At the start, of course
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>>2944697
Start with Sanskrit and just read everything ever written from there. Maybe try audiobooks.
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>>2945102
bretty gud
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start with something interesting to you and move forward/backward from there. Wikipedia is more than fine
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>>2945348
>Wikipedia is more than fine
[citation needed]
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>>2945366
Wikipedia has its own citations. Anyone with any research skills can figure out what's bs and what isn't
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>>2944697
Buy one or more of those books that contains all of human history in around a thousand pages. Read it cover to cover. Pick what interested you the most, find books that specialize in that era or subject. If you're anything like me you'll create more than one new interest in every book you read. It becomes impossible to ever fulfill the desire for knowledge because it grows more rapidly than you satisfy it.
I'd give you names but the books I started with weren't in English. I'm sure all notable languages have equivalents. Once you get into more specific topics reading in English becomes somewhat of a must to have a wider selection of literature.
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