For retention, I try to guess what the hyperlinks point to (title and general gist). If I can't recall both, I go back and read the link before continuing. It takes a lot more time if you have bad memory.
I second this. I started with the QM section, that I found more appealing at the time, and then just followed the links. Warning: browser tabstorm very likely to happen.
I am a relative new-comer to LW, and I have read ~half the articles in the core sequences, but I think I have not been optimizing for comprehension/retention while reading them. Could some more experienced members of the community give some recommendations on how best to read them \(both in terms of in which posts in which order and in terms of the actual reading process\)?
I will periodically edit this post to include some of the suggestions in order to provide the most benefit to future newcomers.
EDIT: Here are the most popular suggestions:
Order:
How to read them: