How to get the most out of every book you read

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We have already studied and made the observation that almost all of them love to read. However, not all book lovers become successful people. Maybe they know some special way of reading? In this article, let's try to find it.

Once again, convincing you of the benefits of reading seems to me a completely pointless exercise. This is understandable to all thinking people. However, is all reading useful? What books should you choose to really benefit from this activity? And how should you read so that, after turning the last page, you don't ask yourself the question: "What the hell was this book about?"

To get answers to all of these questions, just try to remember the three books that you enjoyed the most this month. Okay, this year. Okay, at least three of the best books in your entire life.

Difficult? And all because only those books that make an impression are remembered for a long time. Or even like this - IMPRESSION. It is these books that leave a mark on our souls, make us change our lives and beliefs.

But does our perception of the work depend only on the author?

No and no again. Much depends on the author, but not everything. Here are some simple techniques that everyone can use to make reading the most interesting and rewarding activity in the world.

Before reading

Collect additional information. If you are reading a historical novel, then open a geographic atlas and see where the events described take place. Be interested in biographies of real heroes of books, listen to music that they could listen to, explore alternative points of view. The more you immerse yourself in the topic, the more will remain in your head and the better you will remember this book.

While reading

As you read, keep the goal in mind. Just ask yourself periodically, "Why am I reading this book?" - and try to give yourself an honest answer. If you feel that the book does not meet your expectations (does not entertain, does not teach anything new, does not make you better), then stop this useless activity. A book that you read only because you have to get to the end will still be useless.

An additional marker of the usefulness of the book can be the number of quotes and notes that you wrote out from it in the process of reading. If their number tends to zero, it means that you have not found a single thing in this work that would touch your mind or heart.

After reading

Review the entries you made while reading. And write a short summary of them, in which you can simply list those thoughts, facts, events, plot twists and turns that impressed you the most. If at the same time you are overwhelmed with thoughts and emotions, it means that the time was not wasted. Well, if you wrinkle your forehead thoughtfully over a blank sheet of paper, then the book is clearly not good for you.

A bit like the old school methods, doesn't it?

Yes, but this is the only way and the only way to stop and record the information received, which just strives to evaporate under the pressure of new books, articles, films and computer entertainment.

Reading is one of the greatest joys in life. This activity brings great pleasure and at the same time is the most effective way to learn something new, get new experiences and even change yourself. You just need to do it right.