How to read

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Knowyour purposefor reading

Readingwithoutapurposewon’tletyouretain theinformationyoureadYoushouldknow whyyou’rereadingsomethingandifitwill fulfillthegoalAreyoureadingfor entertainment?Toknowsomethingor someonebetter?Toacquireanewskill?Orto startupanewbusiness?

Youneedtohaveanideaofwhatyouwantto getfromthebookYoucan’texpecttotakein anendlessamountofinformationand remembereverylittledetailthat’snotrelevant toyourpurpose

Skimthrough thecontent thoroughly

Itisnotnecessarytoskimcontent thoroughlyifyouarereadingfor entertainmentWhenreadingtorecall informationitmustbescannedextensively

Itinvolvescarefullygoingthroughthe headings,tables,graphs,andparagraphs Youshouldadjustyourreadingpacebased onyourpurposeofreadingtotakeinthe mostimportantpartsofthetext

Highlight& Takenotes

Onewaytoincreaseyourabilitytoretain informationistotakenoteofwhatyou’re learningKeepingadetailedrecordwillallow youtorememberwhatyou’vealready learnedTakenotesofkeywordsand maintainaseparatenotebookdedicatedto yourlearning

Notesareavitaltoolforre-discussingand integratingwhatyoureadTherearemany note-takingtechniqueslikerecordingon indexcards,highlightingkeyphrasesinthe bookorusingdigitaldevicesYoucan choosewhichevermethodyoupreferthe most

Stayfocused& connectwith thewords

Besidesnote-taking,youshouldfocuson creatingaconnectionwiththewordsyou read,knownasactivereadingThisisa processtocreateamentalmodelwitha determinationtounderstandandevaluate thetextInsimplerwords,youfullyengage withthewordsandfocusonhowitis relevanttoyourlife

Asyouencounternewinformation,createan affinitybetweenoldandnewbylinkingnew ideaswithwhatyoualreadyknowWhenyou canassociatenewideaswithfamiliar objects,theywillstickinyourmindbetter

Rehearse whenreading

Rehearsingwhenreadingisaneffectiveway tomemorizeinformationandretainitinyour long-termmemoryItwillhelpyoucreatea linkbetweenwhatyou’relearningandwhat youalreadyknowDividethecontentinto segmentsandunderstandhowitsatisfies yourpurposeofreading

Youmightwanttotrytorecallwhatyou havereadafterreadingafewpagesThis allowsyourbraintobecomemorefamiliar withthedataandcementtheminyour memory

Buildamental picture

Whenyoucanturnthewordsofabookinto amentalpicture,itwillbeimprintedinyour long-termmemoryBuildingamentalimage isaneffectivetechniquetorememberwhat youreadWhenyouencounteranew concept,pauseforawhileandtryto visualizeitasdistinctlyaspossible

Apicturecanholdtheessenceofthousands ofwordsandiseasiertomemorizeand recallTheprocessofvisualizingaconceptis alsocalledlearningthroughassociationIt createsaconnectionbetweenwhatyouread andwhatyoupicture,helpingyouto remembereverything

Practiceassoon asthereadingis complete

Thebraingeneratesconstantmemoryof wordsandmeaningthroughreading

Recallingrightafterreadingstimulatesbrain activitytosolidifytheinformation

Onceyou’redonewithareadingsession, startrehearsingrightawayKeepyour concentrationandavoidmultitaskingsinceit won’tletinfoconsolidateinyourmemory

Thinkaboutthecontentyoureadlaterinthe dayandcontinuereadingitforthenextfew days

Readwithin yourattention span

Readingwithinyourattentionspanisan integralpartofmemorizationIfyoucan’t concentrate,itwon’tlastinyourbrainno matterhowmuchyoureadMostpeople haveashortattentionspan

Soit’swisenottoreaddenseand complicatedcontentforover15minutesata timeItwouldhelpifyoutriedtakingabreak inbetweenandquizzingyourselfonwhatyou readandhowmuchyoucanremember

Theinformationyouconsumewithinyour attentionspanismorelikelytheonesyou canrecalllaterThereforereadersshould alsotrytoworkontheirabilityto concentrateformoreextendedperiods

Conclusion

Manypeoplestruggletorememberwhat theyreadButtherearenumerouswaysyou canmaximizethebenefitsofreading

Thisarticlediscussessomepracticalwaysto overcomethebarriersinyourmemoryand rememberwhatyoureadChoosewhich methodworksbestforyouandsticktoitto seeresults

Asstrangeasitmayseemin thisdigitalage,readingis motivating.Ithelpstoclarify themind,developscriticaland analyticalthinking.

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