As a young man i read A LOT, i would devour books by the stack. As i got older i noticed i wasnt able to read as fast and thought something had gone wrong. After finishing Cryptosovereignty the realization dawnd that i had zero idea what I was reading as a child but saying words in my head that held no meaning other than a story. Now im taking notes and re reading passages because something sparked a question or i want to revisit the point later on.