When i read to learn I always take notes on what I read. It does a couple of things for me. It helps me remember what I read. It’s mnemonic crutch, but it seems to work for me. I also have a set of notes distilled into a page or two per chapter, so I can reread the notes and further reinforce what I read. But What if you’ve never had to take notes on what you read?
There is a starting point on taking notes on what you read. You may not have realized that they were teaching you how to take notes, but they were. It was done in english and they were thinking they were teaching you how to be more organized in your essays, and such. What they really were doing was teaching you to take notes on what you read. This, of course, is outlining
If you have not been taking notes for long, then this is the perfect way to begin to take notes on what you read. Outline the chapters in you notebook as you read them. Eventually as you get used to this task a couple of things will begin to happen. Your reading comprehension will improve, and you will have a set of notes on your reading that will make studying easier.
The next step in your note taking is to stop using the words of the author in your notes. Put you notes into your own words. Again this is for comprehension. If you can frame your notes in your own words, you own what you are reading. This actually saves you time because you don’t have to edit your notes to make sense to you after you have taken the notes.
Give this technique a try for a few weeks, and see if you don’t start to get more from your reading to learn time.
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