What is the best way to read the sequences?

NoSignalNoNoise

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:

Chronological order (5 or 6 comments)
Whatever method you will actually do or already doing (1.5 comments)

How to read them:

e-reader or smartphone (3 comments)
Text-to-speech (1 comment)
Read How to Read a Book and implement its suggestions (1 comment) (note: the link is a 9-page PDF, so it shouldn't be too hard to read and see what's useful)
Mind-mapping (1 comment)
Try to guess what the links go to (1 comment)

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:

Chronological order (5 or 6 comments)
Whatever method you will actually do or already doing (1.5 comments)

How to read them:

e-reader or smartphone (3 comments)
Text-to-speech (1 comment)
Read How to Read a Book and implement its suggestions (1 comment) (note: the link is a 9-page PDF, so it shouldn't be too hard to read and see what's useful)
Mind-mapping (1 comment)
Try to guess what the links go to (1 comment)

I can't understand any words at that speed even when I am careful about how I speed it up. Any tips about how to listen at that speed?

Listen at * 2 speed first. If I recall, that was initially difficult but possible if you listen actively (ie. pay attention). Once that is easy enough to follow and if you start getting bored move to a higher setting. Essentially I taught myself to speed-read but audibly. The noise isn't particularly recognizable as English but with practice it is comprehensible. It may not be worth your while to get up to that speed. I do recommend at least some degree of speedup though, just because listening is (usually) much slower than reading.

I have another question. When I have tried to convert ebooks to audiobooks with programs similar to textaloud I had a problem with extra text that was in the book or the article (like foot notes, dedications and other such things). Do you just go through the text and delete these things or have you found a better way?

0Jabberslythe14y

I currently listen at *2 speed. Trying to train myself to x2.5 now. It seems like the best thing I could do with my time given how much time I spend listening.