That feeling when you read to get more knowledgeable but forget

better diet
I live off chips, soda, and gummi bears and I can't remember a damn thing.

>>8736912
What is the /lit/ diet?

>>8736912
>>8736948
OP here, my diet is very Mediterranean, but with lots of teas and dark chocolate.
And I eat meat only as a luxery item, so once in a while some fish or chicken.

>>topic
I can rationalize that the books I hardly remember or not at all, weren't worth remembering anyway

Not sure what to think of the false memories and lack of being able to explain what I've read.

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>>8736909
Stick with it (OP) the more you read the more you will be able to retain. Your memory will improve, if it's something you think is important you could re-read it.

>>8736909
>get more knowledgeable
what you should really want though is more wisdom. pseuds have rote memory of facts/passages

>but forget what whole books were about
you could write your own personal notes per chapter/book for reference and posterity

>cannot even explain what you've read
slow down and digest. it's not a race. some books could be read over and over your entire lifetime and you will still absorb something new

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>>8736912

>tfw your diet was so bad you started having symptoms of diabetes

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>>8738452
Wow thanks maybe one day I will become unpseuded