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jamalkoiyess
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Hello PF,
This by no means the first time I inquire about the topic. I have read a lot on how to study from textbooks and I have practiced all methods and read extensively. Yet, I have never felt that I truly accomplished my purpose and mastered the given material.
The thing is that while reading most textbooks, I always have problems regarding stamina. I can never last and read enough to feel that I did anything. And it's not that the activity is exhausting, rather its demotivating. For example, lately, I was starting out with a new book and I had some basic idea of the topics covered. However the book was too big and it felt like a big bulk, yet I managed to put myself to work and start reading. Even though there was nothing hard in the material I was reading in the first chapter, it felt useless and I stopped, then I skipped to the second and started reading and the same happened. I never feel that I am actually learning anything from these reads.
The weird thing is that when I am taking a class, the supplementary book is always easier to get through even though the level may be the same. It seems lighter and clearer making it less of a grind.
The above problem has led me to switch between a large number of books in the last month without actually starting any of them.
I hope that someone can relate and hopefully figured out a way to get through the issue. Maybe I just need motivation or I need a course about the material before reading, but then what is the point.
What is your opinion?
This by no means the first time I inquire about the topic. I have read a lot on how to study from textbooks and I have practiced all methods and read extensively. Yet, I have never felt that I truly accomplished my purpose and mastered the given material.
The thing is that while reading most textbooks, I always have problems regarding stamina. I can never last and read enough to feel that I did anything. And it's not that the activity is exhausting, rather its demotivating. For example, lately, I was starting out with a new book and I had some basic idea of the topics covered. However the book was too big and it felt like a big bulk, yet I managed to put myself to work and start reading. Even though there was nothing hard in the material I was reading in the first chapter, it felt useless and I stopped, then I skipped to the second and started reading and the same happened. I never feel that I am actually learning anything from these reads.
The weird thing is that when I am taking a class, the supplementary book is always easier to get through even though the level may be the same. It seems lighter and clearer making it less of a grind.
The above problem has led me to switch between a large number of books in the last month without actually starting any of them.
I hope that someone can relate and hopefully figured out a way to get through the issue. Maybe I just need motivation or I need a course about the material before reading, but then what is the point.
What is your opinion?