Latest Activity > reading
Sites
All the latest Neocities site news!
Neocities allows anyone to create a free web site to express themselves. Want to create your own awesome site? Join us!
Friday Flashback 2 I received a great email. https://moheb-rofail.neocities.org/post?p=Friday_Flashback_2_I_received_a_great_email
1 like
responding a little late re: rote learning. a lot of the people in the classical chinese study discord i'm in, especially the ones that are most generally knowledgable, often post pictures of long texts they've copied, all with very careful and neat handwriting. i think copying, especially by hand, is very much a comprehensive learning method: you're not necessarily conscious of all the things you learn doing it
2 likes
Blog looks ugly asf but it's functional and I've converted the default posts into actual posts.
1 like
I can't join the trans ring because I chose violence (translation: my comic has blood)
1 like
3 likes
I've put my site down for so long I'm like... man I need to integrate some fixes that I've started but idk what needs updating and where it is stored.
I fixed the splash so the art is better. It's a colab between me and Matt. I need to fix the colors later tho...
5 likes
bright-eyes
1 year ago
I know that I wouldn't have read many of those books that are on the list simply because I am not a big reader of classics (whether traditional 'classics' like Jane Austin), or more modern ones. Most of of the books I read tend to be published between the 70's and mid 2000's, but I have read a fair number of well known female authors in the fantasy genre - Juliet Mariller, Robin Hobb/Meghan Lindholm, Naomi Novak etc
1 like
bright-eyes
1 year ago
Two of the authors I have enjoyed the most this year have been by female authors, Marie Brennan and Heather Fawchett.
1 like
3 likes
bookbug
1 year ago
Updated the discord server link! (had no idea they expired lol sorry!) https://discord.gg/grambC5bWY
Popular Tags
art music videogames programming anime games food personal writing cats blog movies books gaming fashion photography comics design animation horror game drawing coding arte manga portfolio furry reading ocs poetry cute technology musica kpop history education animals film fun programacion roblox literature sports philosophy html nature science programing tech videogame travel politics minecraft web gamedev love retro school life videojuegos youtube cartoons computers 2000s pokemon blogging diary video illustration fantasy pink dogs random idk comic gardening internet videos memes oc ai cooking linux y2k queer kawaii test nostalgia webcomic tv arg fandom aesthetic journal worldbuilding crafts emo business cars news fanfiction media vocaloid learning films health silly stuff space math fiction website cutecore 90s stories culture etc arts scifi cat painting football journaling baking graphics css punk homestuck marketing goth crochet software 3d lgbt cinema commissions sanrio program sport archive pixelart psychology artist dance digitalart diy me series shows comida makeup dnd characters trans metal funny religion graphicdesign creativity lgbtq lifestyle editing cool aboutme indie fanart entertainment clothes rpg streaming friends sonic code development scene javascript story plants webcomics roleplay guitar comedy languages rock everything electronics sewing zines weird webcore ttrpg study community gay aesthetics reviews engineering hacking cyberpunk beauty educacion webdesign basketball fnaf it originalcharacters soccer computer social informatica vintage weirdcore photos vtuber spirituality oldweb discord deltarune pets blogs project architecture storytelling vaporwave shop flowers coffee clothing information movie thoughts biology language hobbies shopping undertale about japan mlp nintendo testing cosplay magic lore creative fitness book digital html5 radio ttrpgs fandoms money crypto experimental nothing chat blinkies physics alternative websites info astronomy site singing tecnologia cybersecurity juegos birds bugs japanese wip furries anything research witchcraft occult autism other band crafting finance tvshows theatre personalwebsite sleep sleeping projects profile moda television gamedevelopment resume futbol dolls lain events work vr all knitting system interests yaoi vampires genshin photo apps linguistics fish gatos transgender dreams splatoon astrology ghchs webdevelopment romance meme free python wiki puzzle rap poems collecting fanfic toys aliens carrd mentalhealth frutigeraero developer app windows dancing animations drawings pixels visualnovels coquette cartoon animes stamps family tarot english bio gothic dog fortnite robots marvel touhou deportes intro a gym skateboarding pizza medicine essays osc hiking interactive gamedesign modding humor security journalism online links teaching chess gyaru characterdesign adventure mystery dragons mathematics puzzles data fnf roleplaying hobby no gallery creepypasta zine rp fansite popculture birthday lol objectshows yuri musicals jfashion zonelets resources vkei pixel mythology ocean gifs myself traveling twitch dreamcore home meow blender law novels piano jogos introduction peliculas breakcore audio ffxiv tf2 libros hiphop recipes amor scenecore noise dark pjsk death stars graphic bfdi privacy style podcast progamming danganronpa rpgs studying shrine indiegames communism plushies swag paranormal robotics ecommerce twine hellokitty activism socialmedia none production car android pictures wrestling spanish running foods bunnies christianity awesome utau omori pinterest craft jewelry lesbian cine things educational boardgames filmmaking student lolita songs electronic volleyball deporte vent anarchism travelling girls god unblocked geography dev designing outdoors scratch misc grunge feminism maths webdev store 3dmodeling brasil blue sharks mario clowns old bitcoin realestate 80s bl environment dinosaurs jpop computing collage transformers pc doom tools vtubers help images college stickers novel starwars acting jazz flash fotografia construction bts alt creepy jesus tumblr chemistry cafe services yoga trains event computerscience java theater tea baseball args programar mcr cyber epic plurality translation collection escuela warriorcats vlog lego manhwa multimedia pastel programmer whatever persona retrogaming videoediting horses pop southpark supernatural trading historia f1 cozy yes weed therian programas skating gamer tcc tiktok draw videography whimsy js podcasts tabletop weather monsters truecrime techno medical literatura forum miku dc hardware dj insects girly people drama bsd otherkin shoes skincare cricket economics kandi angels homepage socialism green restaurant opensource estudiante swimming ecology lgbtqia search learn maps sound hi enstars freedom salud nerd modeling surrealism filmes tattoos ideas ropa kirby trinkets turismo cleaning animales digitalmarketing vhs world animanga kidcore curso artwork text kdrama bible edm analysis healthcare tourism petz service cultura halloween author conspiracy closedspecies chatting sociology hockey 3dprinting fishing shitposting videogaming brazil depression academia racing hardcore tennis egl livros sketching furniture homework surreal cv bands women sculpture did friendship thrifting drugs wedding colors knowledge rats programa scary artes frogs library eating hair chill blockchain general visualnovel mobile plural networking analog writting purple creation alterhuman aviation ambient university sciencefiction programacao genshinimpact academic sites gacha christian practice tutorials anarchy soft graffiti wellness cryptocurrency truth server mangas quotes mods society informacion retrogames foss glitch ux estudio rpgmaker water species webseries medieval sustainability anthropology garden batman cryptids ghosts company programs writer nails bot erotica forsaken cycling onepiece 3dart tattoo rants magazine schoolproject review harrypotter talking jjba otaku esoteric miriadax yapping conlang theology ceramics archives guns class superheroes crocheting kids live neocities building css3 character illustrations google noticias performance theory instagram unblockedgames startrek church analoghorror bikes vampire animal os disney notes camping twitter shrines future play blood liminal concerts cards cs crime chaos handmade revival decor house shitpost selfship meditation french kdramas idols spiderman industrial content creating articles advertising lostmedia evangelion rhythmgames shoegaze apple seals musicproduction dating training originalcharacter synthesizers terror scrapbooking viajes vida youtuber voiceacting folklore crk visualkei interactivefiction ultrakill frontend new vlogs disability communication party sims prompts embroidery sanat mylittlepony jobs animalcrossing doodles calculator exercise desing vinyl zelda satire entretenimiento paganism joke designer poesia quiz magick silliness datascience spooky neopets vrchat repair animating finalfantasy marxism tareas commission programmation creatures facts sweets something islam shifting tecnology rambling halflife rainbow ia developing tarea vtubing musics black creativewriting adhd geek beach cheese download cult hack daily anthro overwatch military spiritual hetalia webring miscellaneous vegan jokes mtg scp ranfren kink yumeship photoshop underground mha fanfics happy conlangs hotel programm bass zombies more songwriting studies ar club shoujo desarrollo private arcane oldinternet randomstuff tic motorcycles tips self glitter todo vibes jeux trabajo tamagotchi dandysworld christmas productivity gender pet 1 agriculture yugioh secret doctorwho archival php ui drinks musician mushrooms beginner map mecha projectsekai edits stem gossip collections generator dungeonsanddragons hosting videgames rave tokusatsu blackmetal words ciencia tokipona lofi cities oldroblox
copying is essentially a very slow kind of reading. back when the literary language was often very different from the spoken language, comprehension wasn't some immediate thing that could be taken for granted. even the surface grammatical meaning of a sentence might not be obvious. struggling with all of that leads not just to the thoughts the author intended, but all sorts of other alternate possibilities
the same thing happens when i read mathematics (esp. research papers). for close readings, you treat the written proofs as a "cookbook recipe" for reproducing the argument in your own brain. often there are steps that are unclear at first and which require deep thought, but in the course of trying to understand those, you learn other things the author perhaps didn't intend, or didn't find worth writing
e.g. many of the developments in algebraic geometry up to the 80s or so could essentially be characterized as ideas people had while reading EGA and SGA.
I guess what I'm trying to say is simply that reading is a much slower and more complicated process than we might give it credit for, so rote methods of learning like copying and memorizing are ways to trick ourselves into slowing. of course this only works when one is doing it willingly. when forced to memorize or copy by a teacher, many people manage to learn to do so without actually paying attention to the text
(sorry for writing so much -- in retrospect this probably should have been an email...)
Also, rereading these now, I realize I was basically doing some version of "redoing" by writing these: taking the ideas you wrote about and reworking them into my own words. I guess this is the particular sort of "copying" that a modern university education generally trains it's students with (as you noted with your reference to "the last few hundred years of scholasticism")
Thank you for the thoughtful comments and no need to apologize, these are all great. What is interesting to me is how pointless (close) reading is if you don't apply yourself to it 100%, yet how useful it is in learning something. And there's no external way to tell the two apart; it's even difficult for the learner themselves to tell if they are in fact learning something. The "inefficiency" of rote learning (1/2)
and how easy it is to make it an utter waste of time, plus the fact that the yields aren't immediate or quantifiable, might all be part of the reason why it's looked at so negatively in American schools nowadays, but we lose a lot if we banish it entirely. (2/2)