5 Strategies To Help You Remember 80% of Everything You Read

Honestly, each strategy by itself will help you remember at least 60% of everything you read.

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It happens all the time…

You read an amazing book such as Ultralearning by Scott Young or Moonwalking With Einstein by Joshua Foer. But then when you try to have a conversation about the book with someone, you can’t seem to remember anything about it.

It’s frustrating, right?

Of course, it is!

You just spent a whole month reading this book and it turns out that what you thought was an investment in knowledge turned out to be mere entertainment. It feels like you just wasted all that time reading.

And the worst part?

It happens again and again and again.

You start to think that maybe you just have a bad memory. But let me stop you right there because here’s the thing about memory: Forgetting most of what you read isn’t a character flaw. Instead, it’s the way you read books that’s flawed.

How do I know? I know because I used to feel the same way. I’d read a book, I’d claim it was one of the best books I ever read, and then I’d immediately forget what was in it.

It sucked.

However, once I understood how memory works, everything changed for me.

Now…

• I can read a book and easily retain 80% of what was said in it.

• I can explain complex concepts during simple conversations.

• I can recall interesting ideas and include them in my writing.

Finally, I feel like reading is a true investment in my knowledge.

And if I can do it, you can do it too.

So if you want to stop forgetting everything you read, then here are 5 simple strategies that will help you remember at least 80% of everything you read:

#3 is a MUST.