I read some great books but I feel like I forget most of what I have came across in those books just few weeks after that. So I'm wondering if I'm reading in the wrong way.
I would really appreciate your feedback and your personal experience on this
As an ex-English major, this is my lazy method for reading books. It meets the following requirements:
- requires minimal effort
- is quick
- results in knowing enough about the book to discuss it fairly well
- lets me enjoy the process of reading
- will be motivating enough for me to keep on reading even when the writing gets a bit slow/dry
- does not require that I carry around a pencil
You will not like this method if:
- you are vehemently against folding pages in books
- when you look at a forest, you want to see the forest, not the individual trees
Some notes:
- If step 3 doesn't happen enough for you, you should probably pick another book.
- I do not like reading the same book twice, but it's hard to deny that review is crucial for long-term memory. That's why I only "review" the parts that I liked the first time around.
- Contrary to popular opinion, I think that if you happen upon a word you don't know, you shouldn't bother looking it up or writing it down or any other sort of thing like that because it's really annoying. If you are a fairly well-read, native English speaker, there shouldn't be too many words that completely preclude your understanding of a book. If this word keeps coming up-- in other books, in newspapers, in conversation, etc., then it really means it's a word you should know and you can look it up when it's reached that point.
The nature of books has evolved since society and technology have changed. It's not about how many books you read, it's about how much you gain and retain information from reading. Concentration is the main key to effective reading and you may write notes on the important information on a separate notebook.
Interest/Topic/Theme coupled with the exact piece of information or questions or knowledge you are seeking...you are desiring....you are inclining to have, followed by selection of text or books and further followed by keeping - using -retaining the information for an appreciable time and as Dr. Judeh said Concentration is something which helps one for effective reading and further use for one's development - both intellectual and professional.
Best,
AK
I do not read the whole book; I read the chapters or the parts that I currently need. Then I read a second, third and fourth books at the same time, in the same way. I might return to any one of them as needed. But the approach enables me to read more books, with specific purposes, not just for reading.
Abderrahmane Benlahcene First go thru the title and contents of the book. If they attract you, book will soon be in your heart and mind.
All the best.
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