hi, i do not believe i have posted in here. this question doesn't relate to school per say, but it does relate to study issues. i never had good studying methods/habits because k-12 and my parents never helped me with it. when reading, i can only recall about 14% of what read.

my note taking is horrible, i can not keep up with what someone says and write it down at the same time i didnt have the money to buy a recorder when i was in school. my auditory is not great because i have such racing thoughts and can not keep up with what is being said.

never had a teacher to work with me plus when i was a minor, my parents didnt wanna get me additional help so my grades suffered all my life. i have been wanting to do mnemonics but not sure where to start. my memory suffered when i was a kid from traumatic abuse and still suffers at 26 yrs old.

i am visual and kinesthetic more so than auditory. i tried to make something i was studying with into a song but the words did not match up to the tune of the song i really loved. for me, i'd like to stay away from note taking since that did not work for me. sitting there reading all day does not work well either.

i read how the brain recognizes things on shapes and pictures in order to recall things. i used to do note taking and drawing pics but for some reason i was able to recall 5% of what i took. it is very very bad and need to seriously improve for myself and career wise. i want to do so i can be prepared and ahead of the job searching game than the other candidates.

flash cards were fun but didnt work well. i just need different methods to get my brain going. i guess my question is what are some really good study-material sites that i can get a bunch of ideas from and incorporate it into my own studies? also, if anyone knows any various different types of studying methods from other countries? that would be great because i do not like the methods here in america.

a guy i know whos in his 70s said when he was in the military, they teach you your 5 senses whereas in normal schools they do not teach all 5 senses which i agree and they should teach it. with watching studying videos, again i take in a small percentage of what i hear not good at all either. i know of khan academy havent had a chance to check it all out yet.

if anyone has any resources/questions let me know!