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How to Read Better: 3 Simple Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
It happens all the time. You read an amazing book, one so packed with wisdom that you think it’s going to change your life forever. Then…it doesn’t. Why? Because when you’re finally in a situation where you could use its insights, you’ve completely forgotten them. Time is our most valuable resource, so we shouldn’t waste it. The investment we make ... See more
Rosie • How to Remember What You Read
It will change the way you read as well: You will become more focused on the most relevant aspects, knowing that you cannot write down everything. You will read in a more engaged way, because you cannot rephrase anything in your own words if you don’t understand what it is about. By doing this, you will elaborate on the meaning, which will make it
... See moreSönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
Mine is to write notes on the first blank white page inside the book—just a simple one-line summary that helps me reconnect with each of the book’s ideas, definitions, and data points when I return to it. Also, the actual act of writing down such notes helps me understand each concept on the spot and makes me more likely to retain it. I write the p
... See moreGene Stone • Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
Another alternative—one I use myself—is to highlight ideas that resonate and comment on them.