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Post by Octagon on Jun 21, 2024 1:34:33 GMT -6
Although I have a couple to a few books on story telling in my kindle cloud, I don't know how to retain information, and never learned how to take notes. So, evidently, to this day, I am void of the knowledge of the way to write good fiction. But though I also want to compose things for other genres, I really want to write good fiction. So, I ask you: Is there an easy way to absorb information, which doesn't demand writing things down?
Can someone please move this topic to "Writing Discussion"? I posted this here accidentally.
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Post by saintofm on Jun 21, 2024 2:52:35 GMT -6
Depends on the person. On the spectrum, ADHD, and its all that jazz.where you don't have to write it down.
Watch some videos on the subject, the more fun the better. Humans even as adults learn better with play so something fun will make it easier to retain. Repetition also helps.
Pick a style of music to listen to for one subject, and different one for another. Nothing with lyrics so you are not thinking about the words, but a song with a good rhythm should help.
Reading lots also works. Better reader better writer. Find author(s) that fit a style you like and read more from them. Or of a particular style.
Gotrek and Felix Saga and Game of Thrones are two dark fantasy series of books set in crapsack worlds where if it can go wrong it will, but one feels like looking at history through the lens of the people that lived it, and the other a very pulp adventure.
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Post by Alatariel on Jun 21, 2024 11:18:30 GMT -6
I guess it depends what kind of learner you are and if you are neurodivergent. I'm a combo learner but I definitely need visuals in addition to hearing it, doing it, or writing it down. All of those increase the likelihood of me retaining that information.
But the best way to learn is through repetition and starting small. A lot of the time when we want to improve ourselves in any way, we start off with goals that are too hard or big. Then we get discouraged and stop.
So try something small, choose one concept from one subject. Try one nugget of information and do a trial run. Make an audio of yourself reading the information and listen to it often. Create a visual graphic (canva is great for this) or google one that already exists and reference it either while listening to the audio or afterwards. Say it out loud. Remember this is a trial run: you can select a scientific principle or a grammar rule or a random animal fact. Anything! See what works for you and then slowly integrate those methods with the subject you want to learn. Slowly. Go slowly, your brain needs time to adjust.
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