A mixed medium approach as elaborated by you helps. When you get stuck in conceptualising a text, it's better to use online articles to refresh and clear doubts. But to build mental maps we need to give a quick reading to the textbook and back it up with online material, making notes on paper or may be scribbling the learnt material. All my life in school I was feynman and then a fast learner in college. These days I have slowed down and relaxed. So most stuff is all coming back to me, and new learnings are being added on. I do have a memorizing trouble, but not a short term memory. One has to work very hard to remember. First conceptualized, then give attention to details and then revise, then try to reflect and regurgitate...thanks for this wonderful post Eva. I always learn from you or consolidate what I think resonates.
Just the opposite for me. The ease of use, including highlighting and note-taking (integrated hand-written notes on Kindle Scribe with Active Canvas) and the creation of Collections has vastly upgraded my ability to read complex, dense material. Text is easier to “chunk” and save by emailing it to myself and reviewing it later. When I read a print book now it feels fixed and distant. I feel locked in or pinned down by its physicality.
Thank you for sharing your perspective, Linda! I love how you’ve created an intentional workflow with the Kindle Scribe and Active Canvas! It does sound really effective.
This is so interesting! It tracks my experience. I have a difficult time reading complex, dense material on a screen and digesting and assimilating the information. Novels are a totally different story. No issues there. I always prefer a physical book, but you can't beat a Kindle for convenience.
A mixed medium approach as elaborated by you helps. When you get stuck in conceptualising a text, it's better to use online articles to refresh and clear doubts. But to build mental maps we need to give a quick reading to the textbook and back it up with online material, making notes on paper or may be scribbling the learnt material. All my life in school I was feynman and then a fast learner in college. These days I have slowed down and relaxed. So most stuff is all coming back to me, and new learnings are being added on. I do have a memorizing trouble, but not a short term memory. One has to work very hard to remember. First conceptualized, then give attention to details and then revise, then try to reflect and regurgitate...thanks for this wonderful post Eva. I always learn from you or consolidate what I think resonates.
Just the opposite for me. The ease of use, including highlighting and note-taking (integrated hand-written notes on Kindle Scribe with Active Canvas) and the creation of Collections has vastly upgraded my ability to read complex, dense material. Text is easier to “chunk” and save by emailing it to myself and reviewing it later. When I read a print book now it feels fixed and distant. I feel locked in or pinned down by its physicality.
Thank you for sharing your perspective, Linda! I love how you’ve created an intentional workflow with the Kindle Scribe and Active Canvas! It does sound really effective.
This is so interesting! It tracks my experience. I have a difficult time reading complex, dense material on a screen and digesting and assimilating the information. Novels are a totally different story. No issues there. I always prefer a physical book, but you can't beat a Kindle for convenience.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Daria! It's all about choosing the right medium for the right moment.
Yes it is. And digital library books are very convenient.