Reading is not from the first page to the last. The best reading order is to read the waist, cover and back cover of the book first, and then read the table of contents and preface. The waist, cover and back cover of a book are usually the embodiment of the essence of the book and a high summary of the views in the book. In the preface, we can understand the writing background and educational significance of this book through the evaluation of others or the author's own introduction.
Second, reading should have a purpose.
1. By browsing the catalogue, you can understand the organizational structure of the whole book, initially determine the content you are most concerned about, and thus grasp the reading speed in a planned way. Therefore, before reading a book formally, browse for ten minutes first, so as to clearly know the essence of the book and have a preliminary positioning of the focus of your concern and doubt.
Reading with this "purpose" can help you better absorb the essence of the book. Clarify the purpose of reading. Before reading, think clearly about why you want to read this book. Is it to learn and improve? Or to kill time? The purpose is different, and the content you see is definitely different.
3. For example, writing encounters a bottleneck, there is no material in my mind, and I want to read a book. The purpose of reading is simple, that is, I want to enrich myself. At this time, I got a wide range of things, and I can use them as long as I feel good. How to get what you need quickly and effectively by reading books?
4. For example, you want to know how to have a good class recently. When reading the corresponding books, you will simply list the target keywords: how to teach, how to activate the classroom, teaching methods and so on. , and then look for answers in the book according to these keywords.
5. Set questions for yourself, read the book with these questions and purposes, and you will actively absorb the relevant knowledge points in the book. When you read a book on the premise of thinking output, the quality of thinking input will also improve. Reading should be divided into "priorities"
Third, adopt a good reading style.
1. Reading can be done by combining fast reading with intensive reading. Read the catalogue first, and then divide the books into different grades (marked with color numbers) according to the catalogue.
The first level: what is needed and may be useful to yourself;
The second level: interested (not necessarily useful);
The third level: it may not be of much use/interest;
2. Then do speed reading and intensive reading according to the results. This method is suitable for reading and learning reference books. You can get what you need by a quick glance, and then read it intensively. You don't have to read everything slowly.
Besides, when you meet something you don't understand or are not interested in, you must not get into trouble and pursue "perfectionism"? ,? Only by actively skipping, speed reading and skimming, and keeping a relaxed rhythm, can we concentrate more energy on the essence of the book. Think more when reading.
Arthur Schopenhauer once said, "If you read indiscriminately or endlessly without thinking, you can't forget what you have read, and most of it will eventually disappear."
At this time, many people comforted themselves: "The books I have read, like the meals I have eaten, have already melted into my blood." This is a kind of self-deception, reading is your own business, and it only counts if it really helps you, so you must think more about reading.