I had a period in Yeshiva in which I read every paragraph twice. This I think helped me a lot
That is I would take one paragraph of the Talmud and read it once straight through and then the Rashi and understand nothing. Then I would read the Soncino English translation and also understand nothing. Then I would read the paragraph in the Talmud once again and gain understand nothing. But then I would read the Rashi once again and then the whole thing became clear.
This reading the words twice approach helped me for all the years I was in Yeshiva from 18 until about 25. The idea of review I saw in the Gra and I think it is good for certain kinds of learning, but not all. There were things that even saying them over a few time s were simply way beyond my league and I found it better just to say the words and go on. Then I would hope the ideas would get into me by osmosis--which in fact often did happen.
That is I would take one paragraph of the Talmud and read it once straight through and then the Rashi and understand nothing. Then I would read the Soncino English translation and also understand nothing. Then I would read the paragraph in the Talmud once again and gain understand nothing. But then I would read the Rashi once again and then the whole thing became clear.
This reading the words twice approach helped me for all the years I was in Yeshiva from 18 until about 25. The idea of review I saw in the Gra and I think it is good for certain kinds of learning, but not all. There were things that even saying them over a few time s were simply way beyond my league and I found it better just to say the words and go on. Then I would hope the ideas would get into me by osmosis--which in fact often did happen.
