I want the seven ways to retain more of every book you read and a description of each in a bullet list, in the following format: {way} : {description}.



Gaining knowledge is not the only reason to read, of course. Reading for pleasure or entertainment can be a wonderful use of time, but this article is about reading to learn. With that in mind, I’d like to share some of the best reading comprehension strategies I’ve found.
Quit More Books
It doesn’t take long to figure out if something is worth reading. Skilled writing and high-quality ideas stick out.
As a result, most people should probably start more books than they do. This doesn’t mean you need to read each book page-by-page. You can skim the table of contents, chapter titles, and subheadings. Pick an interesting section and dive in for a few pages. Maybe flip through the book and glance at any bolded points or tables. In ten minutes, you’ll have a reasonable idea of how good it is.
Then comes the crucial step: Quit books quickly and without guilt or shame.
Choose Books You Can Use Instantly
One way to improve reading comprehension is to choose books you can immediately apply. Putting the ideas you read into action is one of the best ways to secure them in your mind. Practice is a very effective form of learning.
Choosing a book that you can use also provides a strong incentive to pay attention and remember the material. That’s particularly true when something important hangs in the balance.
 Create Searchable Notes
Keep notes on what you read. You can do this however you like. It doesn’t need to be a big production or a complicated system. Just do something to emphasize the important points and passages.
I do this in different ways depending on the format I’m consuming. I highlight passages when reading on Kindle. I type out interesting quotes as I listen to audiobooks. I dog-ear pages and transcribe notes when reading a print book.
Combine Knowledge Trees
One way to imagine a book is like a knowledge tree with a few fundamental concepts forming the trunk and the details forming the branches. You can learn more and improve reading comprehension by “linking branches” and integrating your current book with other knowledge trees.
Write a Short Summary
As soon as I finish a book, I challenge myself to summarize the entire text in just three sentences. This constraint is just a game, of course, but it forces me to consider what was really important about the book.
Surround the Topic
One way to attack this problem is to read a variety of books on the same topic. Dig in from different angles, look at the same problem through the eyes of various authors, and try to transcend the boundary of your own experience.
Read It Twice
I’d like to finish by returning to an idea I mentioned near the beginning of this article: read the great books twice. The philosopher Karl Popper explained the benefits nicely, “Anything worth reading is not only worth reading twice, but worth reading again and again. If a book is worthwhile, then you will always be able to make new discoveries in it and find things in it that you didn’t notice before, even though you have read it many times.”
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main chahta hum ki aapke dwaara padhi gai prayek pustak ko or ek bullate suchi main prayek kaa vivaran, nimnlikhit praaroop main: {rasta}: {vivaran} kaa varnan karne ke saat tareeke.



gyaan praapt karnaa ekmaatr kaaran nahin he, nishchit rup se.anand yaa manoranjan ke liye padhanaa samay kaa ek adbhut upyog ho saktaa he, lekin yah lekh seekhney ke liye padhane ke bare main he.is baat ko dhyaan main rakhte hue, main kuch behtareen reeding comprihension ranneetiyon ko saajha karnaa chahta hum jo mujhe mili hai.
adhik kitaaben choden
kya yah pataa lagane main lanbaa samay nahin he ki kya kuch padhane laayak he.kushal lekhan or ucch gunvattta vaale vichaar baahar chipak jate hai.
natijatan, zyaadaatar logon ko sambhawatah adhik kitaaben shuru kerani chahie, jitna ve karte hai.iskaa matlab yah nahin he ki aapako prayek pustak pej-by-pej padhane kii aavashyaktaa he.aap saamagree, adhyay sheershak or sabaheding kii talika ko skim kar sakate hai.ek dilachasp khand chune or kuch prishthon ke liye ghota lagaaen.ho saktaa he ki pustak ke madhyam se flip karen or kisi bhi bold point yaa teble par nazar daalen.das minute main, aapke paas ek uchit vichaar hoga ki yah kitna acha he.
phir mahatvapurn kadam aata he: kitaaben jaldi or bina aparaadh yaa shame ke chhod den.
un pustakon ko chune jinhen aap turant upyog kar sakate hai
padhane kii samaj main sudhaar karne kaa ek tarika yah he ki aap turant lagu kar sakate hai un pustakon ko chune.aapke dwaara padhe jane vaale vichaaron ko rakhana aapke dimag main unhen surakshit karne ke sarvottam tareekon main se ek he.abhyaas seekhney kaa ek bahut prabhavi rup he.
ek pustak chunanaa jiskaa aap upyog kar sakate hai, dhyaan dene or saamagree ko yaad rakhane ke liye ek majboot protsaahan bhi pradaan karata he.yah vishesh rup se sach he jab kuch mahatvapurn santulan main lataka hua he.
 khoj yogya nots banaaen
aap jo padhate hai, us par nots rakhen.aap aisa kar sakate hai, haalanki aap ise pasand karte hai.yah ek bada utpaadan yaa ek jatil pranali hone kii aavashyaktaa nahin he.bas mahatvapurn binduon or maarg par jor dene ke liye kuch karen.
main us praaroop ke aadhaar par alag -alag tareekon se aisa karata hum jo main upbhog kar rahaa hum.kindal par padhane par main maarg ko ujagar karata hum.jaisaa ki main audiobook ko sunata hum, main dilachasp uddhran likhata hum.main dog-year pej or print book padhate samay noton ko transcrib karata hum.
gyaan ke pedo ko milaayein
ek pustak kii kalpana karne kaa ek tarika ek gyaan ke ped kii tarah he jisamen kuch moulik avadharanaen hai jo trunk kaa nirmaan karti hai or shakhaon ko banane vaale vivaran.aap adhik sikh sakate hai or "shakhaon ko jodne" or anya gyaan ke pedo ke saath apni vartmaan pustak ko ekikrut karke padhane kii samaj main sudhaar kar sakate hai.
ek chota saransh likhen
jaise hi main ek kitaab khatm karata hum, main khud ko chunauti detaa hum ki ve puure paath ko keval teen vaakyon main sankshep main prastut karen.yah baadha sirf ek khel he, nishchit rup se, lekin yah mujhe yah vichaar karne ke liye majaboor karata he ki pustak ke bare main vastav main kya mahatvapurn tha.
vishay ko gheren
is samasya par hamalaa karne kaa ek tarika ek hi vishay par vibhinn prakaar kii pustakon ko padhanaa he.vibhinn konon se khudaai karen, vibhinn lekhakon kii ankhon ke madhyam se ek hi samasya ko dekhen, or apane swayan ke anubhav kii seemaa ko paar karne kaa prayaas karen.
ise do baar padhein
main is lekh kii shuruyaat ke paas ek vichaar par lautakar samaapt karnaa chahta hum: do baar mahaan pustakon ko padhein.darshanik karl poper ne laabhon ko acchhee tarah se samajhaayaa, “padhane laayak kuch bhi na keval do baar padhane laayak he, balki baar -baar padhane laayak he.yadi koi pustak sarthak he, to aap hameshaa isamen nai khoj karne main sakasham honge or isamen aisi chijen dhund paaenge, jinhen aapane pehle notice nahin kiya tha, bhale hi aapane ise kai baar padhaa ho. "
user
• adhik kitaaben choden: yah pataa lagane main samay nahin lagata he ki kya kuch padhane laayak he, ise skim karen or dekhen ki kya yah kuch he jise aap padhanaa chaahate hai.yadi nahin, to ise chhod den.
• un pustakon ko chune jinhen aap turant upyog kar sakate hai: ek pustak chunanaa jiskaa aap upyog kar sakate hai, dhyaan dene or saamagree ko yaad rakhane ke liye ek majboot protsaahan pradaan karata he.
• khoj yogya note banaaen: vichaaron ko jaldi se lautaane ke liye khoj yogya note bananaa aavashyak he
• gyaan pedo ko milaayein: aap adhik sikh sakate hai or "shakhaon ko jodne" or anya gyaan ke saath apni vartmaan pustak ko ekikrut karke padhane or samaj main sudhaar kar sakate hai.
• ek sankshipt saransh likhen: yah aapako yah vichaar karne ke liye majaboor karata he ki pustak ke bare main vastav main kya mahatvapurn tha.
• vishay ko gheren: yah ek hi vishay ke aasapaas kii ek ton pustakon ko padhakar kiya ja saktaa he.
• ise do baar padhein: yadi koi pustak iske laayak he, to aapako un chizon ko dhundhna hoga jinhen aapane pehle notice nahin kiya tha.
assistant
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main chahta hum ki aapke dwaara padhi gai prayek pustak ko or ek bullate suchi main prayek kaa vivaran, nimnlikhit praaroop main: {rasta}: {vivaran} kaa varnan karne ke saat tareeke.



gyaan praapt karnaa ekmaatr kaaran nahin he, nishchit rup se.anand yaa manoranjan ke liye padhanaa samay kaa ek adbhut upyog ho saktaa he, lekin yah lekh seekhney ke liye padhane ke bare main he.is baat ko dhyaan main rakhte hue, main kuch behtareen reeding comprihension ranneetiyon ko saajha karnaa chahta hum jo mujhe mili hai.
adhik kitaaben choden
kya yah pataa lagane main lanbaa samay nahin he ki kya kuch padhane laayak he.kushal lekhan or ucch gunvattta vaale vichaar baahar chipak jate hai.
natijatan, zyaadaatar logon ko sambhawatah adhik kitaaben shuru kerani chahie, jitna ve karte hai.iskaa matlab yah nahin he ki aapako prayek pustak pej-by-pej padhane kii aavashyaktaa he.aap saamagree, adhyay sheershak or sabaheding kii talika ko skim kar sakate hai.ek dilachasp khand chune or kuch prishthon ke liye ghota lagaaen.ho saktaa he ki pustak ke madhyam se flip karen or kisi bhi bold point yaa teble par nazar daalen.das minute main, aapke paas ek uchit vichaar hoga ki yah kitna acha he.
phir mahatvapurn kadam aata he: kitaaben jaldi or bina aparaadh yaa shame ke chhod den.
un pustakon ko chune jinhen aap turant upyog kar sakate hai
padhane kii samaj main sudhaar karne kaa ek tarika yah he ki aap turant lagu kar sakate hai un pustakon ko chune.aapke dwaara padhe jane vaale vichaaron ko rakhana aapke dimag main unhen surakshit karne ke sarvottam tareekon main se ek he.abhyaas seekhney kaa ek bahut prabhavi rup he.
ek pustak chunanaa jiskaa aap upyog kar sakate hai, dhyaan dene or saamagree ko yaad rakhane ke liye ek majboot protsaahan bhi pradaan karata he.yah vishesh rup se sach he jab kuch mahatvapurn santulan main lataka hua he.
 khoj yogya nots banaaen
aap jo padhate hai, us par nots rakhen.aap aisa kar sakate hai, haalanki aap ise pasand karte hai.yah ek bada utpaadan yaa ek jatil pranali hone kii aavashyaktaa nahin he.bas mahatvapurn binduon or maarg par jor dene ke liye kuch karen.
main us praaroop ke aadhaar par alag -alag tareekon se aisa karata hum jo main upbhog kar rahaa hum.kindal par padhane par main maarg ko ujagar karata hum.jaisaa ki main audiobook ko sunata hum, main dilachasp uddhran likhata hum.main dog-year pej or print book padhate samay noton ko transcrib karata hum.
gyaan ke pedo ko milaayein
ek pustak kii kalpana karne kaa ek tarika ek gyaan ke ped kii tarah he jisamen kuch moulik avadharanaen hai jo trunk kaa nirmaan karti hai or shakhaon ko banane vaale vivaran.aap adhik sikh sakate hai or "shakhaon ko jodne" or anya gyaan ke pedo ke saath apni vartmaan pustak ko ekikrut karke padhane kii samaj main sudhaar kar sakate hai.
ek chota saransh likhen
jaise hi main ek kitaab khatm karata hum, main khud ko chunauti detaa hum ki ve puure paath ko keval teen vaakyon main sankshep main prastut karen.yah baadha sirf ek khel he, nishchit rup se, lekin yah mujhe yah vichaar karne ke liye majaboor karata he ki pustak ke bare main vastav main kya mahatvapurn tha.
vishay ko gheren
is samasya par hamalaa karne kaa ek tarika ek hi vishay par vibhinn prakaar kii pustakon ko padhanaa he.vibhinn konon se khudaai karen, vibhinn lekhakon kii ankhon ke madhyam se ek hi samasya ko dekhen, or apane swayan ke anubhav kii seemaa ko paar karne kaa prayaas karen.
ise do baar padhein
main is lekh kii shuruyaat ke paas ek vichaar par lautakar samaapt karnaa chahta hum: do baar mahaan pustakon ko padhein.darshanik karl poper ne laabhon ko acchhee tarah se samajhaayaa, “padhane laayak kuch bhi na keval do baar padhane laayak he, balki baar -baar padhane laayak he.yadi koi pustak sarthak he, to aap hameshaa isamen nai khoj karne main sakasham honge or isamen aisi chijen dhund paaenge, jinhen aapane pehle notice nahin kiya tha, bhale hi aapane ise kai baar padhaa ho. "</s>
<|assistant|>
• adhik kitaaben choden: yah pataa lagane main samay nahin lagata he ki kya kuch padhane laayak he, ise skim karen or dekhen ki kya yah kuch he jise aap padhanaa chaahate hai.yadi nahin, to ise chhod den.
• un pustakon ko chune jinhen aap turant upyog kar sakate hai: ek pustak chunanaa jiskaa aap upyog kar sakate hai, dhyaan dene or saamagree ko yaad rakhane ke liye ek majboot protsaahan pradaan karata he.
• khoj yogya note banaaen: vichaaron ko jaldi se lautaane ke liye khoj yogya note bananaa aavashyak he
• gyaan pedo ko milaayein: aap adhik sikh sakate hai or "shakhaon ko jodne" or anya gyaan ke saath apni vartmaan pustak ko ekikrut karke padhane or samaj main sudhaar kar sakate hai.
• ek sankshipt saransh likhen: yah aapako yah vichaar karne ke liye majaboor karata he ki pustak ke bare main vastav main kya mahatvapurn tha.
• vishay ko gheren: yah ek hi vishay ke aasapaas kii ek ton pustakon ko padhakar kiya ja saktaa he.
• ise do baar padhein: yadi koi pustak iske laayak he, to aapako un chizon ko dhundhna hoga jinhen aapane pehle notice nahin kiya tha.</s>
