In life, more and more people are starting to read. But in the face of this book, do we really know "how to read a book"?
Yes, How to Read a Book tells us that it turns out that different readings have different ways of reading.
1. Practical books
1.1 Classification of practical books
Practical books can be divided into two categories: one is used to explain the rules, such as "how to read a book" and "travel guide". Books of this type are all for the sake of explaining the rules.
The second is to expound the principles of rule formation, such as "The Wealth of Nations" and "Principles of Economics". Books of this genre tend to be political, economic, and moral masterpieces.
But in fact, these two types are not completely separate, and sometimes they can be mixed together.
1.2 Ways to read practical genre books
First, keep in mind that no practical book can solve the practical problems that the book cares about. Because most of the practical books are more theoretical; the ability to really solve problems is formed in practice.
Second, convince yourself to agree with the author's point of view. Yes, especially books of the genre such as Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, with our own experience, are not enough to criticize the authors.
Third, read with questions and think with purpose. Get a practical book and learn to ask yourself four questions: what is the book talking about; what is the content and meaning of the book; is the content of the book real; and what does the book have to do with me.
Finally, the most important step in reading practical books is to apply what you have learned. In fact, not only practical books, but also other books, the content read in the book is quickly put into practice is the real king. Just like the family meeting mentioned in "Positive Discipline", I learned to operate it immediately.
2. Imaginary literature
2.1 Reading the Three "Don'ts" of Imaginary Literature
First, don't resist imagining the influence of literature on you. I remember that when I was a student, I once read Mr. Cao Yu's "Thunderstorm" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet". To be honest, theater books, I also like quite a lot.
Second, in imaginative literature, don't look for consensus, thrust, or discourse. In imaginative literature, such as fiction, it is difficult to find words that illustrate the main idea. Therefore, it is necessary to learn to communicate with the master of imaginary literature and gradually understand the main idea.
Finally, do not criticize fiction with criteria that apply to the transmission of knowledge and are consistent with truth. Novels, which are originally imaginary, are the product of the author's creative thinking. Therefore, let's just learn and don't get to the bottom of it.
2.2 A few suggestions for reading imaginary literature
First, we have to learn to classify imaginary literature. Imaginative literature can also be divided into categories. Just like lyric poetry, which mainly expresses personal emotions, novels and dramas are the interaction of multiple characters.
Second, about the main thrust of imaginary literature. The main thrust of imaginary literature is generally not directly stated in the book, but read through the whole book to have a deeper understanding. For example, "Jane Eyre" and "Gone with the Wind" are based on the theme of women's growth stories.
Finally, about the critical principles of the novel. Generally speaking, as a reader, you should not talk about the imagination and creativity of the author, but create another world for yourself from the original work. Just like reading Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem", there seems to be a three-body world in my mind.
3. Stories, dramas and poems
3.1 How to read a storybook
The best way to read a storybook is to read it quickly and read it in one sitting. Yes, this ensures the coherence and integrity of the storyline. For example, when I read "Little Stories and Big Truths" last year, I read a lot of small stories in a row.
3.2 How to read drama
In addition to reading it in one breath, another good way to read the drama is to read it aloud with emotion. I'm a guy who hardly reads dramatic scripts. But in fact, I like to watch "China in the Story". Yes, role-playing, performing a play script, is also a good way to read.
3.3 About poetry
When reading poetry, the most important thing is to improve one's own cultivation. Now that I think about it, those great poems, such as Homer's Epic, are not that I can't read them, but that my cultivation is not enough, that my realm is not very high. Because, at the very least, I'm not interested in the history of ancient Greece.
4. History books
4.1 How to read a history book
When reading history books, the first thing to do is to read at least one kind of history book in the period that interests you. Just like I read Zhang Jingping's "Biography of Ouyang Xiu" some time ago, I learned about Ouyang Xiu, and I also learned a little about Fan Zhongyan and the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. But this is far from enough, because I at least need to read the Biography of Su Dongpo to have a deeper understanding of the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Reading history books, the second and most important point is to learn to think independently. For example, reading books on the history of the Three Kingdoms period, you must learn to think about the time, place, motivation, and result of the event, and its impact on future generations.
4.2 How to read autobiographies and biographies
Whether it is an autobiography or a biography, whether it is a final book, an authorization or a teaching style, the best way to understand the whole story of a person is to collect a lot of information.
Yes, some time ago, I was fascinated by biographies, especially female biographies. For example, "The Biography of Margaret Thatcher", "Chanel", "Miss Zhao Si". In fact, every protagonist is quite inspirational, and every biographical story can bring me new inspiration and thinking.
4.3 How to read the current event
Reading current events, the most important thing is to learn to ask questions, to learn to think: what this author wants to prove; who he wants to convince; what is the special knowledge he has; what is the special language he uses; does he really know what he is saying.
Like my thinking about "do you want to enroll your child in a training class":
In fact, many things need to have the ability to think independently. For example, our mother is very difficult, others to report to the child to make up class, do our children also have to report? Blindly following the trend?
No, but it should have its own opinion. Because the healthy growth of children depends on the careful education and lifelong growth of parents. Because, the child is the parent's own.
5. Science and Mathematics
As a person, I am actually the most annoyed by scientific classics and mathematical books.
But in fact, science and mathematics are not completely unreadable. It's like after listening to Mr. Fan Deng's lecture on "Everything Counts", I seem to fall in love with mathematics again.
Therefore, with regard to science and mathematics books, for me, I first listen to Mr. Fan Deng's lectures; secondly, start with the easiest, for example, "100,000 Whys".
6. Philosophical books
Reading philosophy books, or psychology books, is also my weakness. But in fact, these books can also be read.
For myself, there are two things:
The first is to try to build your own knowledge system. I remember that teacher Fan Deng said in "Reading a Book", "How big is the pool of comprehension, how strong your reading ability is."
Therefore, what I am doing now is to build my own knowledge system of philosophy or psychology according to the weChat book list.
The second is to start with simple books or books that I am relatively interested in. For example, I have read e-books these days, "Mr. Toad Goes to a Psychiatrist" and "Babies Are Philosophers Too." I found that psychology is also quite interesting.
7. Social sciences
In fact, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science, the reading methods of these three books are the same, that is, learning to read the theme.
Yes, that brings us to the power of the book list. And I have always been accustomed to reading according to the list of books, whether it is collecting others or building my own, I have always been on the road...
Finally, each type of book has the characteristics of each type of book and the way to read it. At the same time, may everyone have books to accompany and take books as friends; may everyone be able to read to the end.
