Slow Reading How-to Guide [With Pictures]
The SQ3R method, named for its five components: survey question read recite review
Peter Hollins • The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything, Learn More in Less Time, and Direct Your Own Education (Learning how to Learn Book 1)
The artist actively works to experience life slowly, and then to re-experience the same thing anew. To read slowly, and to read and read again. I might read a paragraph that inspires a thought, and while my eyes continue moving across the page in the physical act of reading, my mind may still be lost in the previous idea. I’m not taking in informat
... See moreRick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
I read pretty slowly. I take notes, I underline, I highlight, I jot my thoughts in the margins, I pause if I encounter an especially interesting passage or idea.
Read a page as carefully as you can, trying to pick out the key ideas. Then look away and either tell yourself or write down those key ideas. If that’s difficult, reread the text, (yes, it’s okay to reread—but this time, try to pay closer attention!) then try again. Another attempt at recall the next day can be even more helpful; this allows you to
... See moreBarbara Oakley PhD • Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
Reading a book isn’t a race—the better the book, the more slowly it should be absorbed.