In this article and by watching the video on the Ultimate Guide to Smart Reading, you will learn the secret smart reading habits that will skyrocket your knowledge to the next level!
Whether your goal is to improve the speed of your reading or the quality of your reading, discover practical tips and techniques to enhance your reading skills, improve comprehension, and retain information more effectively. Whether you’re a student, professional, or lifelong learner, cultivating smart reading habits can help you stay informed, expand your horizons, and succeed in your personal and professional endeavours. Watch now and take your reading experience to the next level!
I cover some practical skills to help you read more efficiently and also to retain more information. The techniques I use include:
Retaining more information:
- Underlining text
- Taking notes
- Creating an index in the inside front cover with page numbers and key points
- Putting the learning into action in your life
Speed reading:
- Covering over the lines you have read from the top down with a piece of card instead of putting the card below the line ensures that you do not read the same line again
- Indent the sides of the line by one to two words and only read the middle will dramatically speed up your reading. You will still get the understanding of the text by doing this!
- Try to avoid speaking the words in your head. Instead, just skim read and let your brain take in the words without speaking them. Note: this is a separate technique if you intend to underline and take notes. Both can still be achieved by simply stopping to underline if you come across something interesting
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,”
~ Dr. Seuss
