Master 6 reading methods to cure forgetting when reading
Six major ways to eradicate forgetful reading and apply what you have learned
1. Learn to choose books
Why put book selection first? It usually takes a week to read a book. If the book is not selected appropriately, it will waste our time and reduce our interest in reading. In this case Of course we won’t read it carefully, so we have to choose the book well.
How do you choose books? Some books are recommended by friends or favorite celebrities. This is also a way to choose books, but the books that everyone needs are different.
For example, if you are a newly graduated girl and encounter interpersonal problems in the workplace, your focus of reading may be books on interpersonal relationships.
For example, if she is in love now and has been broken up once, she wants to read books about love so that she can love the right person and avoid detours. So choosing the right book is important.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. The specific method of selecting a book is:
① Go to Dou and search for the book you want. For example, searching for "Interpersonal Relationships" will pop up a lot of information about interpersonal relationships. For relationship books, those with a score of 8 or above are generally good.
② You can also open the netizen comments below, which will let you know whether the book is good or not. Read a few more comments and compare them, because some comments are posted by the book promotion department. We still have to look at the heartfelt comments that ordinary netizens have read.
③Look at the table of contents of the book again. In the table of contents, select the content you want to know. This will help you quickly know whether the book is what you need. Otherwise, it will not be accurate just based on the title of the book. Find your favorite book. The above method of finding books is very easy to use. Many people who are good at self-study find books through this method.
2. Choose books that match your reading ability and actual needs
Why do many people forget after reading? The following is how reading is not easy to forget and can change your reading method:
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Many people just pick up a book and read it for the sake of reading, not for self-growth. Some people choose books that may seem good to outsiders, but are beyond their reading ability and difficult to understand. No matter how good the book is, if it is not suitable for you, you will forget it soon after reading it.
So you should read books that you can use immediately, books that are on the edge of your comfort zone, that is, books that you can get by jumping, and the content should not be too difficult or too easy.
3. Questions to think about before and after reading
Ask yourself the following questions before and after reading: What is this book about? What is its significance? What can you use? What knowledge have you experienced or seen? Finally, you must convert it into your own language and answer these questions again.
Answering in your own language is a way to make the knowledge in the book your own. While answering, it is also a way to check whether you understand it. If you can't remember something, you can go back to the book and have a look. , answering what can be used is the purpose of reading the book, and connecting our own experiences is to apply it by drawing inferences.
4. How to read at a high level: throw away what is not useful, take what is useful
I mentioned earlier that you should read books with a purpose, and also said that when choosing books, you should choose those that can be used immediately. Books are only books that can be used. When we read them, we will read them with questions based on the actual situation.
After reading it, we will write down the problems to be solved and practice the methods in the book. This process is actually a process of in-depth thinking, and at the same time, we can review the past and learn the new.
If we don’t need this book and your time is very tight, I suggest you don’t read it.
If you want to improve yourself and solve problems, you still need to have a clear purpose in reading the book and practice it after reading it, so that you will not forget the book and apply what you have learned.
5. Remember ideas and methods that can touch your soul
Many people like to memorize mind maps when reading books to facilitate understanding of the content and logical structure of the book. Although they do this, But many people still forget what’s inside.
So when I read, I will remember the content that touches my soul. No matter the story, viewpoint, or method, I will use this method. Don't think that reading books like this is a waste. Reading useless books that have nothing to do with us is the real waste.
It can touch me, it shows that it has something to do with me, it attracts me, and the author’s perspective is from an angle that I never thought of. Isn’t this the essence of what “Deliberate Practice” talks about, clear goals , stay focused, provide effective feedback, practice in the stretching area?
6. Details of reading
① To keep your brain in an efficient state when reading, you must use the Pomodoro Technique, that is Taking a 5-minute break every 25 minutes of watching is not a general rule.
Because everyone has different abilities to stay focused, it is better to plan study and rest times based on specific circumstances. For example, if I read a book for 45 minutes, I will take a 5-minute break. This time setting allows me to read efficiently and continuously.
②When reading, be more relevant to reality, and always ask yourself: Where else can this principle be used? This is a little trick for integration, but it is very useful.
We ordinary people have no background and no "second uncle". We can only read effectively, apply the "top ideas in the book" to our study work, and become wise men by taking wise men as teachers.