How I’m Able To Retain Everything In One Read

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNFOo0wKDw

摘要

TLDRThe video explains how to improve information retention when reading a book by using specific techniques. The speaker describes two main modes of the brain: full Consciousness mode for focused activities, and autopilot mode for habitual tasks. Often, when reading, the brain flips to autopilot, causing poor retention. To combat this, the speaker suggests reading in nature to enhance focus, setting clear intentions for what you want to learn from the book, and practicing full attention on the page to switch into Flow State mode. Retention is further reinforced by reciting and reflecting on what you've read shortly afterward.

心得

  • 📚 Retain more by understanding brain's modes: full Consciousness and autopilot.
  • 🌳 Nature environments boost cognitive abilities and focus when reading.
  • 🧠 Switch to Flow State by focusing attention solely on the text.
  • 📖 Set intentions for reading to filter relevant information.
  • 🔄 Recite and reflect on reading to reinforce memory.
  • 💡 Combat autopilot mode by engaging with the text.
  • 🗺 Understanding your brain helps overcome reading retention issues.
  • 📝 Be clear about your objectives while reading to retain information.
  • 🧘‍♂️ Avoid distractions and maintain focus during reading.
  • 🌟 Nature and intention setting significantly enhance reading capabilities.

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    A reader explains how they retain information from books despite having a limited focus. They describe two modes in the brain: full consciousness for focus-intensive tasks and autopilot mode for conserving energy. Autopilot mode, often activated by modern distractions like social media, can hinder information retention during reading. The speaker offers a protocol to counteract this, beginning with reading in a focus-enhancing environment like nature.

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视频问答

  • What are the two modes of mind mentioned?

    The first mode is full Consciousness, and the second mode is autopilot mode.

  • Why do people struggle to retain information?

    Because their brain often switches to autopilot mode.

  • What environment is recommended for better focus while reading?

    Reading in nature, like a backyard, balcony, or park, is recommended for better focus.

  • What is the "Flow State" mentioned in the video?

    A state of full attention and concentration on the task at hand, in this case, reading.

  • How can one switch from autopilot mode to Flow State mode?

    By focusing your full attention solely on the page and words while reading.

  • What is an obstacle in maintaining focus while reading?

    The brain might flip back into autopilot mode, causing skimming.

  • How does intention affect reading retention?

    Setting specific intentions for what you want to learn helps filter relevant information.

  • What should you do to reinforce information retention after reading?

    Recite, retell, and reflect on what you've read to reinforce memory.

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    I just got done reading this book it's
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    about an ancient civilization is 415
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    pages long but the thing with this book
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    is that I retained so much information
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    and is only my first read in fact I even
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    have a pile of books and they've all
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    gone the exact same way the reason I'm
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    able to retain so much is not down to my
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    genetics but a simple trick I do when
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    reading the first thing you must
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    understand is that when you struggle to
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    retain information it's actually down to
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    a simple mechanism in your brain you see
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    our focus is very limited so what we'll
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    do is that we'll switch in between two
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    different modes in our mind the first
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    mode is full Consciousness this is the
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    mode you flip to when you need to lock
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    in for example you're doing an essay or
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    an exam and the second mode is autopilot
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    mode this is when you're using Tik Tok
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    or skipping through the supermarket it's
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    when your brain is shut off and you're
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    just scrolling through the reason our
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    brain has this on and off switch is so
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    we can conserve as much mental energy as
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    possible for important tasks like
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    hunting but this has created a massive
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    problem the reason you can't retain
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    anything is because your brain has
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    picked up on a certain habit basically
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    everything is designed to flip that
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    switch into autopilot mode for example
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    when you scroll on YouTube bam flipped
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    when you skim at the supermarket bam
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    flipped when you see an advertisement
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    that's going to put you in autopilot
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    mode as well but this has done something
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    very Sinister it's actually taught your
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    brain to enter into autopilot mode when
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    you're reading because books can be
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    skimmed just like Tik Tok so to combat
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    this I'm going to give you the exact
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    protocol I use when reading to flip your
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    brain back into Flow State mode the
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    first thing you want to do is that that
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    You' probably heard this cliche before
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    where if you ask someone how do I read
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    better they'll always tell you to go
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    pick a good environment but we're going
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    to do something different what if we
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    choose an environment so strong that it
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    actually boosts your focus luckily I
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    have just the place you know nature
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    there are numerous studies indicating
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    that nature actually boosts your
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    cognitive abilities which in return
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    increases your focus and even reading
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    outside on a balcony is good so what
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    we're going to do is that we're going to
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    read outside whether that's your
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    backyard your balcony or a park but
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    nature alone isn't enough to solve the
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    problem because we still have the
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    autopilot mode problem to deal with but
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    for step two we're going to finally
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    address the elephant in the room when
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    you sit down with your book you likely
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    still have thoughts running around in
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    your mind this is as a result of being
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    in autopilot mode so what we're going to
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    do is that when you're going to start
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    reading we're going to flip ourselves
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    out of autopilot mode and into Flow
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    State mode but you probably have no idea
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    how to do that so for this step to make
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    this work you're going to put your
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    attention solely on the page and the
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    words if those thoughts stopped swimming
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    around in your mind and they disappeared
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    then you've successfully switched back
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    into Flow State mode it's all about
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    setting your full attention on that page
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    so now that we know how to flip into
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    Flow State mode this is where you'll
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    might stay focused for the first two
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    pages but eventually your brain will
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    flip back into autopilot mode which will
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    cause you to skim through everything
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    this problem right here is the reason
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    why people can't retain anything when
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    they're reading luckily I have a
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    solution the reason your brain flips
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    back into autopilot mode is because your
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    brain is this disengaging it has no idea
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    what it wants out of the book which
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    means it'll filter out unnecessary
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    information but there is a way you can
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    easily counter this to explain setree
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    let me tell you a story when I got this
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    book over here the Assyrian one when I
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    bought it I wanted to learn about
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    Assyrian history whether that's the
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    are certain parts that I found so
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    uninteresting that being the author's
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    opinions on things or random facts about
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    those parts through skimming the the
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    actually helped me a lot because I ended
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    learn making that my best read ever this
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    means that when we have certain
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    intentions to read the book it will
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    change the information that we absorb
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    this book is about self-help advice more
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    particularly your mental stake when I
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    read this book I wanted to learn about
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    mental tricks that could change my life
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    forever luckily for me though that's the
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    entire thing this book was about so I
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    gained a lot out of it now you might
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    think that you're finished but there's
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    still one massive problem that'll get in
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    your way you might learn a thing or two
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    from your book right but as the day
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    passes that piece of information will
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    start to fade away and you'll forget it
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    but this is where the final step comes
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    into play when you've read maybe a
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    chapter or even a page you will still
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    have the information held within your
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    brain so this leaves you with a great
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    opportunity basically whenever I'm done
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    reading I always recite what I just read
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    retelling the story and thinking about
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    what I just read and what was the most
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    interesting fact to me now this is how
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    I'm able to retain so much when I'm
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    reading subscribe and keep never
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    quitting
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  • reading
  • focus
  • information retention
  • Flow State
  • brain mode
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