How to gain more from your reading
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How to gain more from your reading
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Re: How to gain more from your reading
#2A shortcut can be to write fiction. Even if it doesn't go anywhere publishable, even if you only write a sentence a week, regularly tackling the challenge of writing well will naturally make you pay attention to how others write.
Re: How to gain more from your reading
#3It depends on what you are reading they could be different ways to read based on the type of content. When I have to understand something complex while reading I usually use the student teacher pattern where when I try to explain it to myself while I'm reading and grasping and try to question myself.
Re: How to gain more from your reading
#4It depends on what you are reading they could be different ways to read based on the type of content. When I have to understand something complex while reading I usually use the student teacher pattern where when I try to explain it to myself while I'm reading and grasping and try to question myself.
I do the same -- I take good notes explaining things in a way that make sense to me, so I have personalized study material for when I inevitably forget three months from now what I read.
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#5This article is, perhaps unsurprisingly, very well written and structured. A joy to read compared to most internet writing!
It vibes pretty well with my own "rules" for reading:
* I read one book at a time
* In general I only read when I feel like it, but I will read every day: if I don't feel like it, I'll just read one page
* At any point am I allowed to stop reading a book and pick up a new one
* I do not track "pages per day" or "books per year", I do not participate in "reading challenges"
This way, reading has most personal value to me without becoming a "second job" with the pressure to "perform" that comes with it.
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#6I sometimes fall into the trap of bookmarking interesting content but failing to go back to read it, especially long form content, although I find such content to be the best for learning about interesting things.
There were a few articles I kept coming back to but couldn't get through because of distractions, so yesterday I decided to print out the articles I wanted to read. 30 mins later, I had gone through 3 three great reads (plus made notes).
It was great. I learned a lot, and they spurred some ideas as well. I think I might start doing more of this.
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#7Reading is my life, I spend the majority of my awake time reading. However to be honest, I can only read endlessly when I know I won't have any extra gain from it.
I can read everything except what I have to read for work or study. Otherwise I am immediately bored.
Re: How to gain more from your reading
#8tl;dr?
Re: How to gain more from your reading
#9Old eyes tire quickly. Reducing eye strain and increasing font size will also go a long way towards content retention. Zoom in!
Re: How to gain more from your reading
#10This article is, perhaps unsurprisingly, very well written and structured. A joy to read compared to most internet writing! It vibes pretty well with my own "rules" for reading: * I read one book at a time * In general I only read when I feel like it, but I will read every day: if I don't feel like it, I'll just read one page * At any point am I allowed to stop reading a book and pick up a new one * I do not track "p…
I generally agree with all of these, the one thing I guess that can be an issue for me is if I go too long in between picking up a book, then I'll kind of forget the context.