How To Read A Difficult Book - Superficial Reading

[@mashable8759]

Exactly like the author spent months and months writing that and we think can understand that in few days

[@minhphuongnguyen576]

Mashable we are expected to understand it in few days :(

[@phillipchavez1321]

Damn right

[@user-xb5rl6wt5j]

I never thought about it like this!!

[@ezyflexbro]

Thats how it is supposed to work he spent months to create the understanding and we have the readymade understanding so it is a matter of few days

[@IMMABUSTYOURASS]

@@ezyflexbro I have been going through Crime and Punishment and I can totally relate to it...after reading every chapter I need some time to properly understand what the hell was actually going on

[@GoldRoks322]

I picked up a book “The Arrow of Time” by Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield and not 30 pages in I found myself googling every other word in this bitch. Insanity is an understatement

[@ipshitajee]

Oh I feel you on this 😫

[@carnificina300]

Feel ya

[@leoleondre2425]

So duking relatable

[@7.9billionidiotslivinginap8]

What does understatement means

[@thepotatocowboy4698]

Lol same, but I read the completed series of Sherlock Holmes and let me tell you it gave me a massive headache. I could hardly understand what was happening or what the characters are saying that I have to keep on googling shit ton of definitions and eventually I had to give up reading it for a about a few pages because I was freaking fed up with searching the definitions of so many complex words that it ruined my flow of reading😂

[@phxmiller]

This actually made me feel better.

[@clemfarley7257]

These insights are so true, especially if you read challenging books. Go slowly, give the author a chance-you can tell how he wants to speak to you-follow that pace and approach, and reread during or after. Accumulating “read” books is a waste of time.

[@kixbetv]

5 years late but it is super helpful for me to listen to an audio book so that I can get the knowledge of someone who truly understands the book. The inflections and how the sentences flow.

[@countofst.germain6417]

Man, the origins of species was a fun one. Its hard to read books that old, some of the words just don't make sense anymore. It's amazing how much language has changed in over 150 years.

[@gaurav_Rawat37]

Came here after trying my best to read the first page for 20 straight minutes. It's a headache not only the words but the complex and outdated sentence formations too! It demotivates me😢

[@mgaries4036]

You have no idea how much I love your channel . It just answers my questions so perfectly .

[@timbuktu8069]

"As a self proclaimed philosopher kind of guy" That's going on my resume!

[@iancopperfield9488]

It is very impressive that you have read so many great books at such a young age! Like your blog, by the way. :)

[@unbelibubble7864]

Could you please tell me where I can find his blog?

[@lisandroge]

just keep on reading. Over time you will begin to understand the text, but the most important thing is making reading a habit. ( other great help is simply to just being exposed to similar themes that you are reading in your day-to-day life. like podcast, intellectual movies, and so on)

[@mqwerty9564]

I usually just wait for the movie.

[@RCWaldun]

Dude I'd love to watch a movie on The Origins Of Species.... Haha good point.

[@willlexie]

"The book is better than the film" - every bookworm ever

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

@pomaux's Jamz Bot 4999 Last Name and if the movie has success, How to read a book BBC Radio adaptation.

[@tejasdeepsingh456]

@@RCWaldun lol right

[@spongekun4246]

Lol

[@ohoaiphuong8262]

1:59 is the kind of research i do everyday

[@lightbinger]

And me stupid was thinking I just need to read "Kafka on the Shore" only once. lol.

[@nooriman5944]

😂😂

[@quixoticat7658]

called me out with the philosophy memes being "research" iz an interesting point tho, I might pick up "how to read a book"

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

The lord of the rings may be the most difficult book I have read in my life. I thank BBC and Peter Jackson for the movie and radio adaptations they did in 1981 and 1999-2003 for making me experience the story in a way the book never did.

[@lightbinger]

Are LOTR books really hard? I am reading The Hobbit and it seems very simple.

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

@@lightbinger the hobbit is so simple as a harry potter book, both follow a simple formula where the main protagonist is lucky the whole time despite experiencing conflicts, both Bilbo and Harry are "Indiana Jones", these kind of people who get their way. LOTR does follows another formula where any of the characters are developed and are dropped into a difficult world. I read LOTR in phases and when I was 16 I finally finish the whole book.

[@lightbinger]

@@DanielLopez-zt4ig I watched LOTR Movies last year. Finally started the book series from The Hobbit and it's on the verge of completion. I'm dieing to read LOTR maybe I will grasp it better coz I have watched movies. (This is just the case of LOTR I think)

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

@@lightbinger do it, LOTR is rewarding, something that the hobbit is not.

[@lightbinger]

@@DanielLopez-zt4ig Yeahh, still Hobbit is entertaining.

[@thursdayplurbonym-boyporri8921]

Thanks, I'm trying to read a pretty complex translation of the odessy

[@Wobbin-js8bp]

Pain

[@thursdayplurbonym-boyporri8921]

@@Wobbin-js8bp i ended up giving up lol, who cares if that was a school assignment

[@alejandranegron6171]

I’m trying to read it for the second time, and I thought I liked it but honestly now I just find it kinda boring

[@briannagravely9349]

Reading out loud has helped me. Also, you know how games can have replay value? I like to think certain books have reread value. New Book+.

[@HiroRavenVideos]

It helps a lot when I memorize. But it takes too long to finish a book if I read it out loud

[@thisisntallowed9560]

A french mentalist made a video and said that the brain understand better if you read faster, than slower, because it gives the brain the opportunity to have and overview of the entire book. Sorry for bad english

[@phillipchavez1321]

Very interesting 👌

[@nooriman5944]

Wow I never thought about that before.

[@Harpoq]

Bravo!!!

[@anonymos874]

Im stuck with "la critique de la raison pure" since some times. Thank you for the video.

[@RotemWasBored]

I do this but with chapters! I read a chapter and then look at analyses and summaries of that chapter as well as some videos or photos that show a visual. Then I move on to the next chapter and do the same thing.

[@Bradtheartguy]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed!

[@rowan4097]

I searched this video because I wanted to read this one philosophy book, I was having difficulties with- funny how you mention it.

[@jomarjoestar2042]

Just picked up one of Edgar Allan Poe's book. Not sure if it's written in old english or just tied with poetry but I'm now puzzled to even understand a thing

[@mechailreydon3784]

WOW what a mind shifting 2 minutes!

[@krishh0149]

Thank you 👏🏽

[@habibahaldakak4670]

Awesome!! Can you do a book recommendation video?

[@mouadelbaz3777]

Super cool channel! Definitely worth subscription, keep going man!

[@phillipchavez1321]

Notes 📝 1:46 - 2:45 Great video,man 👌

[@MythopoeicNavid]

I feel this way for films as well, which is why I dislike first impression reviews and especially newspaper and online film "reviews" that write stuff off in as knee-jerk an effort as it gets.

[@rohaanmuzaffar3187]

im reading "Beyond Good And Evil" i was mind effed after reading the first chp

[@Thesp88]

Rohaan Muzaffar how did go ? I want to read Nietzsche but man it seems so daunting

[@rohaanmuzaffar3187]

@@Thesp88 I think it was absolutely revolutionary, infact everyone should read that book. It questions multiple aspects of our lives and why we're sticking to some traditions like "why speaking the truth is considered a good thing". I agree it is a bit daunting, but once you really put in the time and analyze that book thoroughly, you will start to think differently. Altho society might judge you a lil, like my mother thinks i've completely lost my sanity lol.

[@stenarsk6877]

@@Thesp88 It's great. Nietzsche is surely difficult to read. Even more difficult to understand. I bought it last week and have been rereading chapters in different situations

[@thechitranshkamleshworks3584]

I m a beginner in reading, and guess with what I've started.......... Beyond good and evil 🙂

[@diyajain3070]

same lmao

[@jahidoyon4614]

Thank you for the video. Feel really benefitted knowing about it.

[@gabiteodora2195]

jesus im completely motivated now thanks

[@dante-kun3]

i started with the pitcure of dorian gray i am on page 2 and it took me 1 hour to just find meaning of each words

[@ashishkumarsharma2081]

I literally typed "how to read difficult books" for The Origin of Species bruh that book is soo hard

[@vanessaalphonso]

Thank you

[@rynokotze125]

Thanks for this video! It really encourages me!

[@goldencookie5456]

Here is a tip from me: This is not just a tip for reading, but a general tip for everything. Firstly, let me just state that everything is composed of smaller components. Those smaller components are then composed of smaller components. Those are also composed of smaller components. This goes on probably until we reach the most basic and fundamental components possible. In order to truly know what something is at the maximum level of detail possible, we need to know about all of the components that it is made of. However, we don't always need to know the literal maximum level of details. For instance, we don't need to know the exact atoms potatoes are made up of in order to know if they're edible or not. This is because the smaller components that it's made up of combine to make bigger components with qualities more easily recognizable and discoverable. As a result, there are different levels that we need to dig in order to find different qualities. How does this relate to the topic of understanding books? Firstly, what is a book? A book is a - I will edit and finish this comment later since I am sleepy

[@Detective_depther]

I shouldn't of clicked on read more

[@Fateymaa]

God will hold you accountable

[@phambaphong5703]

Oh, you did not wear glasses in this video. I sometimes do not wear glasses when I am serious and excited about something too. Great video man!

[@Wobbin-js8bp]

All i understand from Notes from the underground is pain

[@tomdobby8625]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO CAME TO THIS VIDEO FOR THE SAME REASON

[@ELONA1244UL]

It's one of my fav book

[@nefelis3036]

why this video has so less views?

[@mahrukhkhan5020]

I started the book "World Order" by Henry Kissinger but it was very difficult to understand that.

[@sanoberkhan9319]

the same problem is with me, I started my reading two years before but still am suffering, am not getting the Author completely, contacted with a lot of my friends who are good at reading but still don't get a desirable answer!, Watched thousands of videos to get some help, still am suffering.

[@phillipchavez1321]

Only skim one chapter at a time, perhaps?

[@sanoberkhan9319]

@@phillipchavez1321 Dear use ordinary sentence for me, as I told u that am not a deep reader so using different makes problem for me to understand.

[@nooriman5944]

sanober khan Wo keh rhy hyn k aik time py aik hi chapter parha kryn, halka phulka. Ahista ahista samajh any lagy gi.

[@retotheinfinity7116]

Thanks for the info. I'd like to know what do you mean exactly by reading the text then researching? Do you mean read the entire book and only then reread it and start researching?

[@SuperAlphaKirby]

I tried reading dostoevsky today and not 5 minutes in and i searched this video.

[@elenadibona2623]

Loved the video!

[@banjogyro]

I came here for the same exact book (laughs) "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"

[@inspirational3396]

But what about Kant, Hegel and Heidegger?

[@modroidmiraf5321]

I needed a philosophy teacher to understand the last part of the video

[@pratyushshukla6119]

this really helped

[@haroonrasheed2568]

Superb man .. really helpful

[@shaloniakshita1936]

How to read classic novel and scrutinise the crux out of it they are voluminous but we have to complete more than two to three novels for semester exams then in that case how re reading is possible if time is less ?

[@briellehunter7233]

I get scared when even the easy books are hard to understand. It is like come on brain.

[@maygaming4360]

I started to read a book " Men Search for meaning by victor Frankl... And from the start it wasn't even a pages ive been gone through, and i started looking into the dictionary of words and trying myself to understand but this doesn't work ,....how can this be possible for me to read and developed myself , Im getting dissapointed and im depressed.. Help me please

[@faizazhar8463]

hi! can you spill me where to get those books? Thanks

[@tttakkkumi]

“When in perplexity, read on” - old maxim

[@purushottamkaushik2170]

I am reading Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson and i didn't understand a single thing from that and that's how I landed here 😅😅

[@sadakayoutube7661]

Subscribed

[@thabothubane6607]

Thanks bruv

[@shivamchouksey5791]

Awesome 👍

[@Bournewayne]

I just bought this book

[@a.s6922]

Is it worth reading ?

[@Aaron-uu7gz]

I used *Superficial Watching* for this *Video*

[@azmendozafamily]

As a child I learned a reading method that still serves me well, even for these difficult books and for dry plumbing code books. It is the SQRRR method. Stands for "survey, question, read, reread and recite." The very first thing you do is just flip through the chapter that you are looking at and look for quotes look for highlighted text or in the case of a philosophical work if something catches your eye in that moment read that sentence or statement paragraph, whatever. And that gives you the $30,000 ft View of what the chapter has within it.

[@levijekkels839]

What's the name of the book and by who

[@VikasPoonia]

Whoever is reading this: search BlackBox technique.

[@dogman8442]

What’s the over arching structure

[@kevinralfi4641]

same, i'm confused with that :(

[@helenedahlsveen93]

I have a book for the course i take at the uni, which had sentences that are a paragraph long! I lose interest, and i can’t understand anything!

[@paranshizaveri2003]

this is a bit stupid but i need to know - I'm rlly bad a vocab and I'm reading this difficult book, should I stop and Google every word I don't know or should I just go with it and try to understand the meaning through context (during the superficial reading)?

[@thebossman60]

Yes. Read thru the book even if you dont understand all the words. Sometimes the words make sense in the larger context and sometimes the words are not important to the feeling of the story. Reading should be enjoyable. If it's not, choose a different book.

[@liangteh]

ah yes but the new problem is that this author max weber doesn't have a structure. He has too much ideas to fit in his head so he writes it down, one website says that his way of writing is to how to NOT write an essay.

[@Adrianshortadventttttt]

I'm reading the Sherlock Holmes books and the words they use in there are far too hard for me to understand

[@JungRich313]

Thank you. Ive been reading carl jung and nietzche and was coming to a conclusion that im just an idiot, too stupid to read them

[@nsushanth5869]

Waste 2.55

[@Violetisnotweird]

im reading abook for uni and i really can't understand more than paragraph :))))))

[@berindeanudavid1510]

So my brain does actually function

[@t.j.johnsonthewriter]

Do you ever read on a kindle, and if so, how do you make notes, on the app or on a piece of paper beside you? I’d like to know as I just got a philosophy book that is very rare in print and expensive, but on kindle was only 99pence. But I’m used to writing in the book. What’s your opinion on this? Thanks.

[@ananthurgopal9868]

I read almost every book on kindle. I make notes on kindle app. I highlight important points that will appear in the notes section and after reading the book I will copy paste the notes on to the google notes where it will be stored permanently . By doing this I can save time of writing down the notes in paper

[@smartize]

Walden brought me here

[@abhijithj2110]

I'm just an amateur who wants to read the wheel of time (English is not my first language)

[@unorganizedstuffs6992]

I'm reading simple books such as self help books but i can't understand a thing . I have adhd and it's hard to focus lol. Idk. I'll just keep reading lol. Shit i hate myself

[@thebossman60]

Love yourself instead and take some of the pressure off. In 100 years it's not going to matter. Enjoy the life you have. Peace ✌

[@RafaelMarques01]

Doesn’t this mean we are more stupid now than people in the past?? How can we not be able to understand a book without looking up thing on the internet, when in the past that never even existed?

[@am_i_elliot]

Umm.. interesting! But, how did you make the assumption that not having internet (easy/quick access to information) equates to less stupidity? Or is there a reference mentioning that in those times, people understood just everything the moment they led eyes on?

[@RafaelMarques01]

@@am_i_elliot you’re indeed right. It’s not just because someone in the past started to read something that they understood it, but now a days we almost always look things up after we are done with them, to see if we missed something. Like complicated movies and books. My question is: should we do that and always depend on someone who understood it before you, or should we read it again and think about it, that way drawing our own conclusions?

[@ErdeneHvv-z4r]

GOD ZILLA TRIED TO READ THIS AND FUCKING DIED☠️

[@kailashbairwa4361]

That same problem I face now that is why I came here

[@ayush._.l]

Conclusion :- read again and again that paragraph which you don't understand.

[@ingredi8409]

No!! That seems like a bad ideia. You would just get stuck, and the words would make less and less sense... Don't re-read too much. Try to finish the book first, and THEN you re-read with a different perspective

[@ayush._.l]

@@ingredi8409 Thanks dude !

[@chandlerbingg]

Pride and prejudice anyone ?

[@noname-qx1be]

Sense and sensibility 😭

[@justdewit2781]

I’m here because of cs Lewis

[@nihilistbookclub5370]

The fucking Tractatus...

[@tomdis8637]

Reading books by Godless atheists is like that…lots of turgid prose to disguise the total lack of truth.

[@510tuber]

The problem here might be that you have the brain of a neanderthal

[@X28X282X]

@@510tuber neanderthals arent dumb

[@dianelandry1947]

Well this didn't change anything in my life

[@jworne79]

Anyone who says the understood a book perfectly reading it the first time is lying

[@UdodaTube]

Seems like a waste of time to spend countless time re reading and researching a meaning to a passage if I simply want to read for pure enjoyment. IMO. The whole point for me to read is simply escapism.

[@anilthapa5631]

Read read and reread....

[@krishnathapa177]

Richard Dawkins The God's delusion is quite complex for me..

[@JordonHildebrandt]

Good, this video will show you how to make it less complex! First read: broad concepts and how those concepts form an argument. Then go in and make it less complex on the second go. Soon you will own that book.

[@mysticmouse7261]

WTF is a difficult book? If you can read the language say English where's the problem? If the descriptions are confusing or the plot makes no sense or there are too many characters to track, that is not a difficult book but a badly written one. A well written book shouldn't require holy patience. It should move you to keep turning pages.

[@Fazmatical]

"It is indubitable that a surfeit of intricate lexis and esoteric diction employed within literary works can prove to be an impediment to the facile perusal of texts. The inclusion of an abundance of specialized terminology and opaque vernacular can foster a dauntingly abstruse reading experience, thereby precluding many potential readers from fully engaging with the substance of such works. While it is true that a certain level of sophistication can imbue a written work with a sense of erudition and scholarly authority, it is imperative to maintain a balance between linguistic complexity and accessibility, lest the intended audience be unable to decipher the message conveyed by the text." Get my point?

[@mysticmouse7261]

@@Fazmatical no

[@michaelnguyen940]

@@mysticmouse7261 noob

[@mysticmouse7261]

@@michaelnguyen940 ???

[@michaelnguyen940]

@@mysticmouse7261 How don't you get the point? They obviously displayed how difficult it can be to understand, if the phrasing is advanced. It seems like you can't even comprehend simple texts...

[@baldendoboriqua6391]

you need to work on your audio, the "s's" are like blades to my eardrums.... HAHA seriously though

[@Darkloud]

No I think it is your device because I hear it normally and I’m on a phone

[@baldendoboriqua6391]

JLTV I’m on a pc

[@am_i_elliot]

Not sure which s's. Or is it a thing for Americans?

[@goodbye3771]

lol i have that thing with s's too