My experience was that the Sequences, like most pieces of writing densely packed with information, cannot be understood on a first read-through.
Instead, following how memory works by association, the first time you read through them a little will stick, and the next time more, and so on.
To be slightly more clear:
I suggest that the first time you read through them, focus on the bigger picture. Don’t worry about any particular piece you don’t understand, just keep going until you finish it. A decent metaphor for this might be how buildings are constructed: during your first reading, you are laying the foundations and creating the skeleton of steel girders.
Your next read-through will help to flesh out more of the meat, and so on.
I stress that it’s important to keep going; Rationality is long, and a slog the first time through. If you have to skip ahead, skip.
My experience was that the Sequences, like most pieces of writing densely packed with information, cannot be understood on a first read-through.
Instead, following how memory works by association, the first time you read through them a little will stick, and the next time more, and so on.
To be slightly more clear:
I suggest that the first time you read through them, focus on the bigger picture. Don’t worry about any particular piece you don’t understand, just keep going until you finish it. A decent metaphor for this might be how buildings are constructed: during your first reading, you are laying the foundations and creating the skeleton of steel girders.
Your next read-through will help to flesh out more of the meat, and so on.
I stress that it’s important to keep going; Rationality is long, and a slog the first time through. If you have to skip ahead, skip.
Hope that helps.