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Reading / Reading slowly, on purpose.md

Reading slowly, on purpose

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A chapter a night, pencil in hand. Holding attention on one page before turning it changed what I remember. It connects to Marginalia and to the review schedule in Spaced repetition.

Underline less. Write one sentence in the margin instead.

## Try this month

Keep a pencil with the book Summarize each chapter in three lines Bring one question to Reading group, autumn

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Learning / Spaced repetition.md
# Spaced repetition
Reviewing a card just before I would forget it seems to matter more than how long each session lasts.
Compare with what I wrote in [[Marginalia]] about rereading, and try it with [[Spa
Link to note Spanish, week 6 Spaced repetition, sources Create note “Spa…”
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Spanish, week 6
Review the irregular verbs deck

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