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So how do we do it? And what do we do with all that information once we have it?
Reading more and remembering it all is a conversation with a lot of interesting possibilities.
How fast do you think you read?
One of the obvious shortcuts to reading more is to skim. That’s likely the first place a lot of us would look for a quick win in our reading routine. By skimming we think we are reading faster and some how and retaining more information than we believe.
So how fast do you read?
Go ahead and take the test to see how fast you read.
(My score was 324 words per minute. Yours?)
How much do you read?
There’s reading fast, and then there’s reading lots. Each is valuable on its own. In fact it’s about the story itself. Speed reading doesn’t really help when reading for pleasure. A desire to read more might simply mean having more time to read.
Reading a lot is not bad, it helps us retain information for the future to help us out in the long run. By reading we are enhancing our knowledge of the world and opening up our creativity in our minds.
Reading the WRONG way
Do you think you are reading the right way? What is the RIGHT way? What is the WRONG way?
The obvious ways to know if you are reading wrong is to understand that from the moment we are able to read we are taught ways in which we are suppose to read. For instance we are taught from the beginning that we read a book from beginning to end. we start from the title to the last sentence at the end of the book.
Usually everything we think of when we start a book is a guideline for interpreting a text: the author’s meanings, the expectations of the type of book and the overall concept of the authors work. In a sense, this was not a way of reading for everyone.
The reading elements of a book are out of order. Such as skipping — or skimming — portions of the book. Turning the book upside down. Skipping or skimming parts of a novel should not only be expected but encouraged.
If there are wrong ways to read a book, there must be right ones as well — in other words, if we’re interested in figuring out what’s wrong about reading, we might be better off determining what’s right and working backwards from there for us to better understand.
It is up to the reader to figure out how they want to read a book and how they want to receive it. In other words, it’s personal. Personal for readers and writers.
Quick ways to remember what you read
1. Train your brain with impression, association, and repetition
Impression – Be impressed with the text. Stop and picture a scene in your mind.
Association – Link what you read to something you already know.
Repetition – The more you repeat, the more you remember. Write it down or say it loud!
2. Focus on the four levels of reading
Classify the book according to subject matter.
State a brief description on what the whole book is about.
List the major parts in order and relation.
Define the problem or problems the author is trying to solve.
3. Keep the book close
Take notes
Scribble in the margins as you go.
Bookmark your favourite parts.
Write a review when you’ve finished.
Over to you
How many books do you read each year? What will be your goal for this year? What’s your best tip for reading more and remembering more? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
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