Many people have this phenomenon when reading: they quickly forget the content of the book they just read. Even reading 100 books is like fetching water from a bamboo basket, leaving no impression in the end. Reading is meaningful only if you internalize the content in the book as your own knowledge. So how can we study efficiently without forgetting and internalizing the knowledge into ourselves? Generally speaking, this book is very easy to understand and suitable for any reader. The most unique thing is that from the perspective of brain science, it explains how to use substances in the brain, such as dopamine, endorphins, etc., to strengthen memory and internalize the content in the book. Some ways to transform knowledge.
In this reading note, I have omitted the author’s content about the benefits of reading, how to choose and buy books, and the reading of e-books. I will focus on the reading methods of Chapters 234 and the last chapter. Book list recommended by the author.
Summary of the content of this book
In this book, from the perspective of a psychiatrist, the author uses the knowledge principles of brain science to teach you how to improve memory efficiency and how to achieve a photographic memory of reading. In addition to teaching you how to read and how to internalize the content in the book into your own knowledge, this book also teaches you time management, how to improve your writing, improve your attention skills, and finally teaches you how to choose books, buy books, and read e-books. Books and other techniques. Finally, I also recommend some books that the author believes have had a greater impact on him.
About the author
The author of this book is Shion Kawasawa, a Japanese psychiatrist and writer. He graduated from Sapporo University School of Medicine and studied in Erie, USA. He studied abroad at the University of Nottingham and returned to China to found the Institute of Psychology. The author provides 400,000 readers with professional knowledge explanations such as psychology and psychiatry through social media. He has read more than 6,000 books in the past 20 years. He uses scientific and efficient memory reading methods to acquire various knowledge and spreads it through social media. In addition to his own work, the author also updates social media every day, writes three books a year, reads 30 books a month, watches 10 movies a month, and takes two long-distance trips a year. The author attributes such efficient work to the unique reading method of "keeping the knowledge in the book in memory".
1. Three basic principles and two key words of photographic memory reading method
Chapters 2 and 3 talk about three items of photographic memory reading method. Basic principles and two keywords, and the two keywords are included in the three basic principles. I will combine the two chapters here to elaborate further.
Principle 1, the reading method that remains in memory
Principle 2, the reading method in fragmented time
Principle 3, the reading method of deep reading
Two keywords: output and fragmentation time.
Principle 1: Reading method that remains in memory - Keywords: output
1. Fluorescent reading method that deepens memory. Highlighter lines can activate the brain. Liang Ge is responsible for reading and drawing lines in different parts of the brain. In addition, taking notes can also mobilize another partition of the brain. The simultaneous mobilization of several partitions makes the brain more flexible and has the effect of strengthening memory.
2. TV shopping reading method to persuade people from multiple angles. The simplest way to output is to say. When recommending a book to others, you need to realize the content of the book in your mind and organize the content so that the output effect is very good. Just like a TV shopping program, products are promoted from multiple angles. When recommending a book to others, you should also consciously recommend it from multiple angles. In this way, you have to read the book from multiple perspectives and cultivate the ability to read deeply. ability. If you recommend 2-3 times to multiple people, you can achieve the goal of outputting three times a week. Recommending a book not only benefits others, but also gives you a sense of accomplishment and makes you remember the content in the book more deeply. This method is very similar to the Feynman Technique, and teaching others is a good way to learn.
3. Social reading method to share with others. After reading the book, use social networking sites to post your thoughts and famous quotes. Sharing on social networking sites is equivalent to a memory review. It not only deepens memory, but also because you have to write it for others to read, you will work harder to recall the content in the book and write down your thoughts seriously. When your recommendations and thoughts influence others, you gain a sense of accomplishment, which further enhances your enjoyment of reading.
4. Book review reading method.
Write a review of a book that you recommend, dig into the content of the book, and write an in-depth introduction, which is more in-depth than writing thoughts.
5. Grapefruit cocktail reading method - squeeze out the contents of the book. This method refers to squeezing the grapefruit juice into the cocktail when drinking a cocktail. If the grapefruit is squeezed once and then squeezed hard, a lot of juice will come out. Inputting knowledge is similar to squeezing juice. Improving your knowledge absorption ability can absorb more knowledge and inspiration from books. To improve the ability to absorb knowledge, one must increase the output load, for example, from writing thoughts on social networking sites to writing book reviews. According to the memory rule, writing every few days will have a more effective review effect, thus enhancing the memory of the content.
Principle 2: Fragmented time memory-strengthening reading method - Keywords: fragmented time
1. Use the Ultraman reading method that will improve memory by using a limited time to read. The time limit can enhance concentration, just like Ultraman can only fight on earth for 3 minutes, because the time limit allows him to have such strong combat effectiveness. Our reading on the subway is equivalent to a time-limited "Ultraman reading method", because the time limit on the subway allows us to read efficiently in a state of high concentration and memory.
2. A 5-minute reading method that makes efficient use of energy. Four 15-minute intermittent reading sessions are more effective than one complete 60-minute reading session. The book gives an experiment that proves that the intermittent reading method is more effective because the actual time to concentrate is more than a complete 60 minutes. This may be related to the fact that our attention is limited. I remembered a book called "Attention", which talked about how our attention is limited.
3. Effectively use the 15-45-90 rule of reading in 15 minutes. How to flexibly make the most of these intermittent 15 minutes? Our average attention span as adults is 45 minutes, so a class is 45 minutes long. And 15 minutes can maintain a high level of concentration. For example, the profession of simultaneous interpretation requires maintaining a very high level of concentration. There is a 15-minute limit, and it must be replaced after 15 minutes. When taking the subway, it is very wasteful to look at the mobile phone. Therefore, when taking the subway, we can use the mobile phone to look at it while waiting for the subway. When taking the subway for a long time, we can use multiple 15-minute periods to read. , make the most of your attention.
4. Reading while sleeping. Reading before going to bed can relax the body and mind, making it easier for us to fall asleep. The process of sleep is also a process of self-organizing by the brain. Reading or inputting relevant knowledge outside of fragmented time, the time before going to bed is a good choice.
Principle 3: In-depth reading method
The author believes that reading must reach a level that can be discussed, so that such output can be effective. If the speed of reading the content cannot be remembered, it is meaningless.
2. Six ways to read in practice
1. Browse and read to determine the destination. It is divided into three steps. The first step is to browse the catalog and read it roughly to get a grasp of the whole. The second step is to decide the purpose of reading and what knowledge should be learned from it? The third part is to decide whether to use speed or intensive reading.
2. Skip the reading method of reading the interesting part first. In addition to teaching some methods and skills, practical books also have some basis, proofs and examples, which take up a lot of space and there is no need to read them from beginning to end. First, think carefully about what knowledge you want to gain from it, and then read what you want to know most first - open the book, browse the table of contents, go directly to the conclusion, and go back to the table of contents if you want to learn more. Satisfying one's curiosity not only promotes the secretion of dopamine in the brain and improves memory, but also the 5-minute reading method can deeply imprint the most important content of the book into the brain.
3. Choose slightly difficult content to challenge your reading skills. The human brain can exert its maximum ability when dealing with problems that are slightly beyond its own capabilities. At this time, the brain will secrete dopamine to improve concentration and strengthen memory. Neither too easy nor too difficult produces dopamine. There are three ways to secrete dopamine. One is to choose a book that is slightly more difficult than your ability, the other is to adjust the reading speed, and the third is to set goals.
4. Use the exciting reading method that uses happiness to improve memory. Dopamine can be secreted in a state of excitement, and the reinforcing effect of dopamine can increase our interest and enhance memory effects. Just like when we were children and read serialized comics, we were full of eagerness and excitement while waiting for the next issue to be published.
Unfortunately, there are too many ways to obtain books in this era. Things that are easy to obtain are often not cherished, and it is difficult to secrete dopamine.
5. Use the reading method of striking while the iron is hot to finish reading a book when you are excited. The author believes that if you find an interesting book, you should start reading it immediately while you are curious and excited. Do not have the idea of ????buying it first and then reading it when you have time. This reading method will not cause the brain to secrete dopamine and will not cause the brain to secrete dopamine. It doesn't leave any impression.
6. Asking the author face-to-face for advice is not as good as reading at first sight. Meeting the author, firstly, deepens the understanding and memory of the book by communicating with the author; secondly, by listening to the author's speech, you will understand why the author wrote this book and his thoughts when writing the book, so as to have a more thorough understanding of the ideas behind the book. The third is that your favorite author can leave you with a deep memory every time you supervise the author's book, because liking this feeling will stimulate the brain and strengthen the memory effect.
3. Recommended book list
At the end, the author lists 31 books that have had a greater impact on him and two books that changed his destiny. Recommended book list (indicates simple and easy-to-understand books, indicates intermediate difficulty, and indicates professional books). Several of them are actually the author's own books. Could it be that Wang Po is selling melons?
1. Two books that changed the author's destiny: "Legend of the Leopard Head King" and "Hell of the Brain"
2. 10 books about the brain and health
< p> "Exercise changes the brain""GO WILD!"
"Why is kindness good for health?" Oxytocin Changes Life"
"Eliminating Stress Starts from the Brain"
"Brain Utilization Learning Method"
"Free the Brain: 12 Tips to Unleash Your Talents" Rules"
"Calm down for 5 minutes a day: you can live more than ten years"
"Psychiatrist tells you 12 ways to sleep deeply: Japan's most understandable sleep manual"
"Put down the stress and talk to yourself about the disease"
"Seven ways to turn pain into happiness and eliminate pain"
3. About psychiatry and psychology 11 books on learning and spiritual healing
"Happy Competitiveness: 7 Positive Psychology Laws to Win the Advantage"
"The Courage to Accept Imperfection: 100 Life Quotations from Adler Revolution"
"On Death and Dying"
"The Restoration of Fatherhood"
"Happiness in the Present: We Are Not Unhappy"
"The Hero with a Thousand Faces"
"Prototype Theory (Updated and Revised Edition)"
"The Evolutionary Theory of Genius and Schizophrenia"
"Rescue "Normal": "DSM-V" Disrupting Psychiatry"
"New Encyclopedia of Psychiatry"
"Norwegian Wood"
4. Management , the Internet and other books that have a greater impact on the author
"Writing"
"Overall View"
"Small Circle, Big Society"< /p>
"The Era of Curating: The Information Revolution of "Connection" Has Begun"
"The Manual Changes Your Life: The Fourth Generation's Guide to Using Franklin's Time Management Manual"
"Change Dressing Habits, Seize Opportunities in Life"
"Reverse History of Japan" Series
"Do You Know the Old Testament"
"Japanese and the Jews"
"The Red Shield: The Mystery of the Rothschilds"