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)

Robinson sought a way to make reading more active, helping readers by creating dynamic engagement with books so the information stuck in their minds.

These five steps of research, if executed thoughtfully and correctly, will give you what you need to gain mental command over a new topic.

concept learning.

Beyond books, you should survey all the important concepts in a discipline. If you can’t find it within a structure like a book’s table of contents, then you need to be able to create it for yourself.

The SQ3R Method

The next step in reading faster is to train and exercise your eyes—get them into shape for reading faster. Your eyes are muscles too, after all, so you must train them for the bigger workload you are going to give them.

Think about the difference if you could add even 100 words more per minute. You would be able to finish a book 25–33% faster. You would be able to spend more time on what matters—analyzing and thinking about the information as opposed to absorbing it.

First, start and stop reading three words from the margin of the pages.

With self-learning you can develop habits, skills, and interests that will prepare you for learning for the rest of your life by deepening your expertise in a subject and keeping up with the latest developments. Traditional education is about reading and regurgitation.