Chapter 4 - Reading

Sometimes the only difference between a sleeping pill and a textbook is that the textbook doesn't have a warning label about operating heavy machinery

Muscle reading- a technique you can use to avoid mental mini-vacations and reduce naps during study time

By increasing energy and skill you can spend less time on reading and get more out of it

Textbooks offer valuable information

Sometimes the value is so buried that extracting it requires skill and energy

Muscle reading is a 3-phase technique you can use to extract the valuable information

  1. Pry out questions
  2. Root up answers
  3. Recite, review and review again

This technique includes a 9-step strategy that emphasizes "preview, read, and review"

  • Step 1- Preview
  • Step 2- Outline
  • With complex material, take time to understand the structure of what you are about to read
  • Outlining can make complex information easier to understand
  • Step 3- Question
  • Ask yourself what you want to get out of an assignment
  • Write down a list of questions
  • The more detailed your questions, the more powerful this technique is
  • Turn chapter headings and section titles into questions
  • The purpose of making up questions is to get your brain involved in the assignment
  • Step 4- Read
    • Visualize the material
    • Read it out loud
    • Get a feel for the subject
    • Reading textbooks takes energy
    • Avoid reading in bed, except for fun

     

     

  • Step 6- Answer
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  • Step 7- Recite
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  • Step 9- Review again

  • Studying with Children.


    Reading Fast

    When reading is tough

     

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