⑥Be diligent in doing things. The ancients read. Emphasis is placed on the "three arrivals", namely, the awareness of the heart, the awareness of the eyes, and the awareness of the mouth. Among the "three awarenesses", the awareness of the heart is the most important. If you use your mind, the effect will be good. Later generations added "hands on" to the "three arrivals", which means being diligent in doing things. Historically, many scholars were diligent in writing reading notes, and taking notes while reading was a good way for them to study and study. Famous reading notes include "Rong Zhai Essays" by Song Hongmai and "Yuemantang Reading Notes" by Li Ciming of the Qing Dynasty. 2. Generally speaking, the work that needs to be done when reading ancient books mainly includes punctuation and segmentation, consulting dictionaries and materials, taking reading notes, etc. Most ancient books have no punctuation, so punctuation and paragraphing are the first step to understand ancient books; when encountering difficulties, consult dictionaries and related materials, and use reference books to solve them; writing reading notes is the third step of reading, which is also a record of reading results. The process of accumulating reading experience. The contents of reading notes generally include: transcription memos, outlines, recording experiences, discussions and research, etc. In short, being diligent in doing things can help broaden your horizons, enhance your memory, and fully mobilize your imagination and creativity, thereby effectively improving your reading effect.
In short, scientific reading methods are produced in the practice of reading historical documents. The above method only summarizes and summarizes previous reading experience and reading methods. As human society enters the information age, the carrier of historical documents has undergone a qualitative leap. The emergence of electronic documents and the popularization of online reading methods will inevitably have an important impact on reading methods and methods. The research on reading methods of historical documents will also be continuously updated and developed.