What I’ve Learnt About Intentional Reading.
How I’m tweaking my system for improved retention and retrievability.
I have been reading with intention since the beginning of the year. I am doing this because I want to remember what I read and if I can, what I got from the book. Now what do I mean by reading with intention?
To read books that will help me grow and develop in any area of my life. (Where had this happened?) To apply, recall, and share what I have learnt from my reading.
As I wrote in an earlier post (It turns out I’ve been reading incorrectly), I needed to change my approach in order to do this. I have refined my system further, and I now do two more activities as a part of this process.
I still do the following:
- Slow down — It’s not a race. I can read every word.
- Pre-game — Skim the chapter for key learning points, then read the chapter.
- Select quotes — Take the words that resonate at the moment.
But here’s where I’ve made some tweaks.
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- Paraphrase
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When I last wrote, I shared that I wasn’t comfortable with highlighting text. Instead, I would copy and…
