How To Actually Remember The Books You Read Ep101 Ivoox

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Oct 30, 2025, 11:33 PM

how to actually remember the books you read ep101 ivoox

In this episode, I talk about why so many people forget what they read—and how I’ve changed my habits to remember the books that matter. It’s not a trick or a hack. It’s just a way of treating books like relationships. You can’t know someone after one dinner, and you can’t know a book after one reading. Send Me a Text Message with Your Questions IMPORTANT LINKS: 🛍️ - Visit my Bookstore Online - https://edgewaterbookstore.com/ 📝 - Join my Newsletter Letter for weekly tips on reading deeply - https://www.thereadwellpodcast.com/newsletter 📚 -... In this episode, I talk about why so many people forget what they read—and how I’ve changed my habits to remember the books that matter.

It’s not a trick or a hack. It’s just a way of treating books like relationships. You can’t know someone after one dinner, and you can’t know a book after one reading. Send Me a Text Message with Your Questions 👋📚Help us open the bookstore by donating a few bucks at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edgewaterbookstore/join-me-in-making-edgewater-bookstore-a-real-location

Subscribe to my newsletter for tips on close reading, detailed note-taking, and applying bookish wisdom to your life. I talk about fiction and non-fiction, interview literary experts, and host The Read Well Podcast. Subscribe today and build better reading habits. Somewhere along the way, we forgot how to read like children. We used to fall into books with abandon. We'd read under blankets, in trees, in the backseat of the car.

There was no goal, no pressure, no ego. Just wonder. Just story. But now? We read for work. For self-improvement.

For the next argument. We highlight quotes so we can sound smart on social media. We finish books we don’t even like just to say we did. We read for ego, not for enchantment. This week on The Read Well Podcast, I want to help you recover what we’ve lost. This post may contain affiliate links.

Disclosure here. Do you also belong to the unfortunate group of people who forget what they read as soon as they read it? If so, congrats! The upside is that you’ve found your people! With so many books to read, life responsibilities, and so much more happening, it can be easy for the details of a book to slip away. I’ve recently (after a lot of trial and error) discovered some simple ways to help remember what I’ve recently read.

So let’s dive in and see if any of these tips can help you as well. Welcome to The Read Well Podcast, a weekly show dedicated to building a strong reading habit, improving research strategies, and learning intellectual ideas from the books you love. Your passion may be the wisdom of Plato, how to cook a curry, or the complex ideas hidden in Dostoevsky’s fiction. Whatever you’re researching today, this show is about helping you master the topic. You’ll find practical advice on how to take effective book notes, develop your annotation skills, and benefit from tools like a Zettelkasten or a second brain. So grab your favorite book, and let's get started.

Reading is more than just skimming words on a page; it's a complex process that involves understanding, remembering, and connecting ideas. If you've ever wondered how to actually remember what you read, you're not alone. Many struggle to retain information from books, articles, or studies. This guide will walk you through effective techniques and strategies to enhance your reading retention, making your reading experience more rewarding and impactful. Engage actively with the text by summarizing and asking questions as you read. Create a distraction-free environment to help focus and retain information better.

Use techniques like the Feynman Technique to break down complex ideas and reinforce understanding. Incorporate storytelling into your learning to make information more memorable. Have you ever felt like you’re reading all these great books, yet not actually remember anything of what you’ve read? Sure, perhaps you retain some information for a few days or a couple of weeks, but then it all fades away… What if there was a way to make reading faster and more efficient, but also to remember anything you read? Well, there is!

And you’re about to find it out! 😉 DISCLAIMER: This blog is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this site, I may earn an affiliate commission (which won’t affect your final price). I only promote products that I consider valuable and beneficial for you. If you decide to purchase something – Thank you for buying me a cup of coffee!

xx How many self-help books have you read in your life? And how many did contain tips and tricks that actually changed your life? In this episode, I talk about why so many people forget what they read—and how I’ve changed my habits to remember the books that matter. It’s not a trick or a hack. It’s just a way of treating books like relationships.

You can’t know someone after one dinner, and you can’t know a book after one reading. Send Me a Text Message with Your Questions 👋📚Take Your Reading Deeper: https://community.thereadwellpodcast.com/deep-reading-community You'll still be able to report anonymously.

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