Reading and taking notes is a very interesting learning activity, many people like to read, but they almost never take notes, nor are they good at taking notes, in fact, in addition to those who are talented, many people rely on taking notes to consolidate their learning results. But reading books and taking notes pay attention to methods, in order to achieve more with less.
First, how to speed reading and intensive reading
First of all, let's talk about the reading method, reading needs to pay attention to both speed and efficiency. Blindly fast is not good, reading fast does not mean that you can absorb, and reading too slow is also time-consuming, it is important to learn to read fast, slow and intensive.
The unimportant content should be overlooked at a glance, and the key content should be carefully considered. When many people read books, they often feel that the table of contents is not important, and even do not open the table of contents and go straight to the main text. For people with reading experience, they can just browse the table of contents to decide whether the book is worth reading, otherwise it is a waste of time to buy. Others make it clear directly through the table of contents which of the book to read carefully and which not to read.
Therefore, people who are just beginning to develop the habit of reading should learn to build their own reading lists through the table of contents.
On the other hand, if it is some novel or masterpiece, the table of contents is not very important, it is important to refer to the preface, introduction, editor or translator and publication carefully, understand the difference between this version and other editions, choose the version or translation that suits you, and see if there are additions or deletions to the book in your hand.
Second, the theme reading method
A more advanced way to read is to read the theme. The theme reading method introduced in the "Card Note Writing Method" is said to find out a topic to be studied or an angle of a certain problem according to the given writing task, and then begin to collect relevant literature such as books, papers, foreign materials and research results, etc., and then begin to read the data, organize the notes, analyze and process the data and draw conclusions, and finally start writing.
In the process of writing, we also have to answer the questions asked, verify the conclusions reached, and analyze whether the argumentation process is rigorous. This method of reading and taking notes is often used in the teaching of middle school students abroad, but in China, it is often used by undergraduates when writing papers.
Third, stay focused
Many people have bad reading habits, they are used to dealing with other tasks while reading, or listening to music or playing mobile phones, snacking, etc., which is understandable occasionally, but if it is so for a long time, it is actually difficult to gain.
It seems that they are reading while working, in fact, doing multiple things at the same time, but will reduce work efficiency, not to mention that some people read a page of books, brush half a day mobile APP, and when they retract to the book, I am afraid they will have to re-turn down which paragraph they just saw. Therefore, this bad habit, or the sooner you quit the appointment.