How to Remember What You Read

- One way to improve reading comprehension is to choose books you can immediately apply. Putting the ideas you read into action is one of the best ways to secure them in your mind. Practice is a very effective form of learning.

Pause to think occasionally, or to summarize what you read in your own words. Use the elaboration technique introduced in chapter 3, or find someone that you can discuss the content with. Answer questions about the text. If your reading involves technical material, practice with problem sets. These ways of actively thinking about the material will

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Trying to read more quickly is not the way to read more effectively. If you try to increase your reading speed beyond what feels natural, your comprehension will suffer. Preview the text before reading it in detail. Seeing the big picture allows you to make sense of and remember the details. Avoid passive rereading. Practice active recall. As you r

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