Looking back on these years, I have read a lot of books, but I don't remember much, and some of them are just like not reading. I often think that how to really absorb the knowledge in a book is a problem worthy of consideration and practice.
Until recently, I came across the book Practical Reading Guide: Turning Reading into Ability by Toshiyuki Otani of Japan. I think I have found a solution to the problem and feel extremely happy and relaxed.
Toshiyuki Dayan reads more than 300 most practical reading rules taught by famous lecturers every year, so that every knowledge in the book can play the greatest role in practical actions.
Looking through the book "Practical Reading Guide: Turning What I Read into Ability", I am glad that this book also explains the question I once wondered, that is, how to read many books efficiently and remember the contents in them.
Okay, I'm coming. I found the most practical reading rules, there are four.
Determine the purpose of reading ~ Why do you want to read?
Get the information you need ~ have a sense of time.
The concise 20% in the book ~ learn to give up
Tell and write to others ~ conscious "output"
Read several books at the same time ~ read as much as possible.
In this rule, I personally benefit from these two points: concise 20% of books and reading several books at the same time.
I always thought that a book should be read from beginning to end and understood completely. As a result, I always buy books and read them slowly, or many books have turned over half, and some have given up before one third. In fact, many books only account for 20% of this book, and the most important of these 20% is only 4%. Concentrate on studying this core 4%, and the effect will be much better. You must learn to give up.
In addition, reading several books at the same time is called "parallel reading". If you read several books at the same time, your attention will improve unconsciously, but you will remember more content, challenge "reading more" and make reading more interesting. I tried to read three books at the same time, and I felt that the efficiency and effect were better than reading one at a time. You might as well try.
After reading this practical reading guide: practical reading guide, what solves my big trouble is how to take notes.
The first is the method of taking notes, and five practical items are listed in the book: scribing-numbering-indicating words-sticking notes-turning pages. In addition, the most recommended method in the book is "mind mapping".
Secondly, how to make reading notes: record the basic information of the book-extract a part of the content directly-and write down your feelings.
A lot of space in the book introduces how to make reading mind maps, which helps to clearly grasp the overall structure and structural level of a book. In the process of trying the mind mapping method, I deeply realized the following benefits:
Clear arrangement of ideas;
Greatly improve the level of conception;
Improve memory;
Easy-to-generate new inspiration;
Can briefly summarize large-scale information;
Icons, etc. Increase the visual effect, making people clear at a glance;
Deepen reading memory.
In this way, finding a suitable way to take notes can get twice the result with half the effort. I realize that, so I will take notes in the future.
Making mind maps can deepen reading memory. If you want to leave a deep impression in reading, there are corresponding memory methods.
The structure of the human brain is inherently forgetful. According to Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve, if you don't actively remember, 1 day will forget most of the contents. So if you don't want to remember, it's not surprising that you have forgotten everything in the book.
If you want to remember the contents of the book, there are two ways to recommend it:
(1) Read repeatedly to keep memory.
Read the whole book over and over again, or the key points in the book. Read the "good books" that suit you repeatedly. If you can read a book two or three times, you can understand the contents of the book from different angles. Repeated reading and one-time reading can taste different "deep reading".
I quite agree with that. Several of my favorite books, especially the classic works, have been read more than two or three times, and every time I read them, I get new gains and inspirations.
(2) Reading on the premise of retelling to others.
As the saying goes, "If you want to know yourself, teach others first", which is the truth that "teaching and learning learn from each other". Because if you don't know yourself, you can't teach others.
In addition, there are several methods that can be practiced, such as organizing stories to remember, creating images-related memories, and post-it notes to remember.
In the adult world, reading is more or less purposeful.
Sometimes I want to achieve my goals and ideals, sometimes I want to improve my working ability, and sometimes I want to get inspiration from books.
However, sometimes we obviously read a lot of books, but we still don't fully grasp the contents of the books; With new inspiration and simplicity, I didn't put it into action immediately. Reading requires you to invest time and money. Reading without changing yourself is a waste.
I think putting the content into practice is also the original intention of Dayan Junzhi to write this book. Otherwise, what is the use of reading so many books?
In this chapter, the author gives many concrete methods to take action and put it into practice. As long as you follow the specific operation in the book and start the actual action immediately, you will know how to do it, instead of "empty reading".
In addition, it is particularly worth learning that the fifth chapter of the book, The Wild Goose King, lists five examples of the influence of his reading on his life, and gives practical guidance with a clear mind map.
To sum up, Yan Junzhi, on the road of starting his own business, found the view that "successful people are scholars" and tried to finish reading more than 300 books in one year. After that, he wrote all his successful experiences in this book, telling us how to turn what he read into ability. It is a super practical reading guide.
In this way, let your reading be more than just "reading". Reading is useful, depending on whether you can use it.
I found my own effective reading method in this practical reading guide: transforming what I have read into ability, and I think you have found it, too.
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