Tao Yuanming’s attitude and method towards reading:
He wrote in his autobiographical essay "The Biography of Mr. Wu Liu": Mr. Wu Liu "is good at reading, and does not ask for deep explanations. Every time he understands something, He was so happy that he forgot to eat." The four words "not asking for a thorough explanation" do not mean to be careless or vague at all, but mean that when reading, don't be too detailed and stick to the chapters and sentences. This attitude and method of reading reflects a temperament that loves reading and is good at reading.
"Not asking for deep explanations" prevents readers from being led by the author, thereby getting rid of too many micro-constraints and moving forward macroscopically and far-sightedly. When dealing with books, whether it is to lay the foundation, become a professional, or update knowledge, there are a number of books that must be studied first.
If you take the initiative in your own hands and insist on reading in a planned and far-sighted way, many doubts that stand in the way and unexplored implications will be resolved invisibly, achieving twice the result with half the effort. Otherwise, you will always be entangled in some irrelevant paragraphs and words in the book, which will only affect the interest and effect of reading in the end.
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The benefits of "not asking for deep explanations":
For a long time, many people have been skeptical and negative about the "not asking for deep explanations" reading method Attitude is because it has been interpreted incorrectly and regarded as a synonym for not studying seriously and swallowing up the facts. Today, we can look at this method of reading from another perspective. The word "busy" today sums up the salient features of modern life.
When faced with a massive amount of books and information, we can generally “look at the general outline” and “not ask for a detailed explanation”. If you "read carefully and think carefully" about all the books you read, and you don't have so much time, there is no need. Of course, for the "bottom" classics and professional books of one's own, you have to read them intensively and memorize those that should be memorized. Otherwise, you will become one of the "stupid people" and you will be the one who suffers in the end.