Three-character reading method

Zeng Guofan once said: "A hundred schools of thought contend, sweating profusely, or he wants to read, but read a person's library, don't read from east to west." This sentence tells us that there must be a way to read. This article will introduce six reading methods to help you become an efficient reader.

Centralized reading method

Focusing on reading emphasizes reading only one book at a time, which is suitable for readers who want to practice basic skills and lay a solid foundation for academic research.

Wave progressive reading method

Wave progressive reading method reads one book at a time, without forcing it to be completed at one time. This method can be used when there is not enough time or when faced with "difficult" problems.

Comparative reading method

Comparative reading method: read several books at a time and read them in contrast. For example, the historian Xiahou Mao compared the Book of Wei with the History of the Three Kingdoms, praised the History of the Three Kingdoms as superior to his own work, and burned the manuscript. This method is of great benefit to doing research or writing papers.

Vertical reading method

Vertical reading method reads quickly from top to bottom like going down stairs, which is suitable for reading books with less gold content or browsing materials quickly. Effectively improve reading efficiency, the best choice for reading novels or materials.

Careful reading method

Read carefully, word by word. For works with large amount of information and high gold content, you need to think while reading. The essayist Qin Mu's reading method of "swallowing a whale and chewing a cow" is this principle. Only by studying hard can you gain experience. This method is especially suitable for reading classics.

Extraction method of essence

For some works, the essence extraction method should not only read intensively, but also summarize and refine the essence. Historian Wu Han's reading card method is worth learning, refining the essence and not wasting reading.