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pmarreck
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Writing summaries is more important than reading m...
ChatGPT will do this.
But also, try quizzing yourself about what you’ve read the day before. I bet the retention is slim.
janalsncm
on May 20, 2023
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Sure, ChatGPT
can
do this. Just like you could drive a car over a marathon route. That’s not the point though, the point of summarizing is to force yourself to understand. It’s the journey not the destination that’s important.
blackbear_
on May 20, 2023
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Well said. And, in other words, while ChatGPT can summarize it for you, it cannot understand it for you.
pmarreck
on May 21, 2023
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Should I also hand-write the summary?
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But also, try quizzing yourself about what you’ve read the day before. I bet the retention is slim.