7 Ways To Retain More Of Every Book You Read

7 Ways To Retain More Of Every Book You Read

Finishing a book is easy, but understanding is a bit harder.

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As it is important to read books, it is just as important to read and put them to good use. But the key is not simply to read more but to read better.

With that in mind, we’d like to share 7 ways to retain more of every book you read and make it more productive.

1. Skip more books: Figure out if it is worth reading, which means you don’t have to read through the entire pages. You can skim the table of content, chapter titles, and subheading. Life is too short to waste on average books.
2. Choose books you can use instantly: One way to improve reading comprehension is to choose books you can immediately apply. Picking a book that you can use also provides a strong incentive to pay attention and remember the material.
3. Keep searchable notes: Create a notepad on what you read. It is really not a big deal, just do something to emphasize the important points and messages. Store your notes in searchable format, so that you can always come back to them.
4. Combine knowledge trees: you can learn more and improve your reading by “linking branches” and integrating your current book with other knowledge trees.
5. Put down a short summary: As soon as you finish a book, you can challenge yourself to summarize the entire text in just three sentences.
6. Surround the topic: Reading a book takes effort, but too often people use one book or article as the basis for an entire belief system.
7. Read it twice: Making reference to the first point, read the great books twice. Anything worth reading is worth reading twice. If the book is worthwhile, you’ll be able to make new discoveries in it that you didn’t notice earlier.

In summary, what matters is not simply reading more books, but getting more of each of the books you read. If you find these strategies very helpful, leave a comment below.

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