Liang Qichao emphasized that reading should not be done with pen and ink. He said: "If you ask about the method of reading, I want to give you an explanation: this method is extremely old, stupid and troublesome. However, this is extremely necessary. What method? Is it a transcript or a note? " He went on to explain that, generally speaking, every college student who studies hard on weekdays always has countless pamphlets or notes. When he sees a message and finds it useful, he will copy it immediately. The data is gradually accumulated, and then sorted and analyzed with eyes, which becomes a masterpiece. This kind of work, stupid is extremely stupid, but a real scholar is always inseparable from this road. He takes notes in intensive reading and extensive reading, but in a slightly different way.
Chen Yinque advocated "independent spirit and free thought" for people to learn. When reading, he used to write his research, comments and experiences on the eyebrows of the book. His article has a unique style. He is always used to quoting several historical materials first and then adding a note. It gives people the impression that his articles are more like unprocessed reading notes. Hu Shi once commented in his diary: "Yin Kezhi's historiography is of course the most learned, knowledgeable and able to use materials today, but his articles are really not well written."
Hu Shi pays attention to reading methods and points out that "precision" and "erudition" are two elements of reading. He organized this view into two slogans: "Learning is like a pyramid, to be broad and to be improved." Hu Shi said that his research method of "boldly assuming and carefully verifying" was discovered by accident when he was studying in Colombia and reading the Encyclopedia Britannica. Hu Shi also has three good things to read: a good night reading; Hill reads books in toilets and trams; Three good consecutive readings. Hu Shi himself stipulated that he should study no less than 6 hours a day. He also said: "Don't read other books until you finish reading one." Although what Hu Shi said is common sense, it is unconventional, common and strange, and has a good eye.
Zhu Ziqing advocated thorough reading and emphasized the kung fu of "reading". He spoke highly of the views of A Qing Dynasty Yao Nai, who "read for a long time, since the enlightenment" and Zeng Guofan, who "can't read for a long time, and can't sing for a long time". This is true for reading ancient Chinese, and so is reading vernacular Chinese; Poetry needs to be recited, and classic works need to be read repeatedly. In this regard, he said: "Classics give people knowledge and teach people how to be a man. There are many topics on language, history and self-cultivation, and there are many annotations. In addition, there are many related textual research. After reading it hundreds of times, it may not penetrate everywhere. It makes sense to teach people to read more. "
Ma Yifu attached great importance to the method of reading. He wrote the Reading Law, discussing and summarizing the methods and experiences of reading. He said: "To learn, we must first adjust our mentality. Calm and easy to understand. Reading is for fun, learning requires less, and hard work requires less, so you can't get in. Concentrated reading will get twice the result with half the effort. Seeing things, language sales is self-nature. Then reading a book has its own uses, not ordinary reading. " He also believes that the ultimate goal of reading is to understand Xiu De. The purpose of understanding is to cultivate morality after all. Understanding and practice have been advocated by great Confucians throughout the ages, especially Ma Yifu's life.
Many people say that Qian Zhongshu has a strong memory and never forgets anything. The fact is that Qian Zhongshu not only reads books, but also takes notes, so although he has read a lot of books, it is not easy to forget. His habit of taking notes was formed when he was studying in the Oxford University Library. Books there are not allowed to be lent out, and no traces are allowed to be left on them. Students can only carry notebooks and pencils when reading. Qian Zhongshu spends about twice as much time taking notes as reading this book. He feels that when reading a book for the second time, he will always find that there will be many omissions when reading it for the first time. The most wonderful sentences are only found after you read them several times.
There are many ways to read, either intensive reading, extensive reading, deep thinking, curiosity, doubt, or perseverance ... A good reading method can gain insight into society, understand life, and let people gain knowledge, wisdom and talent from it!