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Dhivya J • 1 card
Today, we read books “extensively,” without much in the way of sustained focus, and, with rare exceptions, we read each book only once. We value quantity of reading over quality of reading.
Joshua Foer • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Reading with a pen in the hand, for example, forces, us to think about what we read and check upon our understanding.
Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
Almost nothing I have written in the last few years has given rise to more correspondence than a throwaway column about reading, in which I alluded to what I call the “hundred pages strategy.” This is exactly what it sounds like: every day, come rain or shine, on religious and secular holidays, when I travel and when I am exceptionally busy, I read... See more
Matthew Walther • The Lamp Magazine | The One Hundred Pages Strategy
how spending a minute or two glancing ahead before you read in depth will help you organize your thoughts.
Barbara Oakley • A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
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Nishal Desai • 7 cards
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Agalia Tan • 38 cards
The more concrete (but less true) suggestion is to start with a guess of 30-45 minutes per Learning Outcome, and then modify it as needed.