Reading MOC
There are multiple levels of reading. When we read casually for entertainment or information, we can stop at passively reading. However, reading for understanding requires more mental effort and engagement. A heuristic is that “anything easily digested is reading for information.”
One approach to engage with the book is the blank sheet method. We can also adopt the barbell method of reading for hard to grasp materials (read twice). Another advice of engaging more with the book is to annotate and comment about the book whether it is physical or ebook. 1
Sometimes it can be hard to summarize source information in our own language, and progressive summarization can be a great help.
References
- ‘Reading Better Retaining and Applying What You Read’ note
- ‘How to Read a Book The Ultimate Guide by Mortimer Adler’ note
- ‘The Barbell Method of Reading’ note