Learn New Skills in 15 Hours: The Essential Guide
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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Second is Cornell notes. Use them. Cornell notes split your note-taking into three parts: taking notes, writing cues, and summarizing. In this way, you create your own study guide, with the ability to go into as much detail as you want on command. The fact that you’ve gone through the information three times also doesn’t hurt.
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Highlighting or underlining. Don’t be fooled! Just highlighting or underlining big chunks of text doesn’t put anything in your head. Make brief notes about the key concepts you are reading. Do this in the margin or on a piece of paper. These notes help you create brain-links of the key concepts.
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