Most reading methodology books appearing in the publishing market tend to focus more on practical reading.
In my understanding, the so-called practical reading is different from experiential reading. It has a clear purpose and planning. There are many reading methods that can be taught and imitated, and it emphasizes efficiency. Something has to be gained.
The reading of experience points to randomness and is metaphysical. There are great differences due to different personal experiences (reading experience, life experience, emotional experience, knowledge reserves, etc.), and there is no right or wrong. , it may take a long time before the meaning of reading becomes apparent. Just like encountering a book in a vast sea of ??books, you don't know what you will read. There is only one way to read like this, which is exactly the opposite of Nobuyuki Okuno's reading method, "just read on" and let the book take you forward.
How to distinguish these two reading modes is a matter of turnip and green vegetables. Different readers will have different views on the same text.
Reading habits developed unconsciously are similar. The process of reading this book is also sorting out my own reading method.
Nobuyuki Okuno is a Japanese "notebook writer" who advocates using notes to manage life and work. Another book published in China is "Life Notebook: A Lifelong Note-taking Technique" that is well known to note-taking enthusiasts.
Subtitle: Super Practical Note-Reading Method
Author: (Japanese) Nobuyuki Okuno
Publisher: Houlang Publishing Company·Jiangxi People's Publishing House
Translator: Zhang Jingjing
Year of publication: 2016-6
What this book wants to teach you is not to simply memorize the content in the book, but to transform the knowledge in the book. For "wisdom".
Four key points for practical reading
1. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Find the right recording tool for you
I once contacted a Japanese customer. Every time he comes to a meeting, he brings a large and thick notebook with A4 paper, two mobile phones and a notebook. His briefcase is heavier than the barbell I lift in the gym. I have witnessed with my own eyes the islanders’ obsession with handbooks and... rigorous. Just like the multi-functional notebook that Okuno Nobuyuki mentioned repeatedly in the book, if everything about reading, life, and work were recorded in the notebook, then we would have to carry a brick every day.
If you don’t micromanage everything, you will only be kidnapped by the notes. Japanese note-taking techniques certainly have their merits, but what’s more important is their essence: making good use of tools to liberate your brain. A useful tool has several characteristics: it is easy to use, has complete functions, is simple to operate, and is easy to carry. The recording tools I’m used to are a combination of physical and electronic ones: calendar (weekly notebook), four-color pen, and Evernote.
The schedule book records my daily schedule and some small ideas that suddenly pop up. It is almost like my scribbling book. The ones I use easily are the Moleskine 18-month weekly notebook and the early half-year notebook. Evernote is highly recommended by die-hard fans. It can make lists, write essays, make memos, insert pictures, record audio, and draw. The mobile and PC terminals are synchronized to meet all the recording needs mentioned in Nobuyuki Okuno's book.
2. Make plans and form your “topic reading list”
“Be curious about everything. But if you don’t record it at any time, you will only be careless. Small thoughts. Momentary thoughts are like bubbles in boiling water, they only appear for a moment. "We must develop the habit of recording casually and use the simplest way to record the encounters in books. It's just that I don't agree with Okuno Nobuyuki's concept of "Don't classify it, it's better to just list all the information in a notebook."
You can change Okuno's book shopping list into your own "themed reading list". Such as note-taking, time management, etc. Focusing on reading books on the same topic for a period of time will help you master information on the topic from multiple perspectives and more comprehensively. Recall that each unit in our primary school Chinese textbook is an article on the same theme.
List books on a certain topic in the fixed format of "book title, author, publisher, remarks". Considering that most domestic publications only have one version, the publishing house can be omitted. The remarks are usually "purchased, gift book, library, kindle", etc., marking the source of the book. Books you have read can be crossed out or marked.
When the amount of reading reaches a certain level, you will have a standard in your mind to judge which ones are the best in a certain field. "Good books should be read carefully, and other books should be read roughly."
3. Make a book, "barrage style" reading method
Nobuyuki Okuno is in " The chapter "Use Notes to Turn the Books You Read into Spiritual Wealth" mentions "Onion Hotpot Style" reading notes, which means excerpting "the content that is important to you" and commenting on "your feelings about this article." In fact, it is a return to the reading method of the student days.
If you are reluctant to write or draw in a book, just excerpt it. If excerpting is too time-consuming, just use sticky notes. Capture the rants that come up while reading. Make your own random notes so you can refer to key points later.
4. Complete book review and re-reading
"The act of writing also has the meaning of organizing one's own thoughts." Organize your own feelings and sort out the content of the book to form a complete and logical Only by reading book reviews or reading notes can you "remember" the content of the book. "Only when you explain the content of the book to others can you truly understand it." Rereading your own book review later can evoke the memory of the book and "add color to your thoughts through rereading."