Comments on: Are you a productive reader?

By: denim leggings

denim leggings — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:05:37 +0000

This is a great article about fast reading. I have learn to read fast following similar tips, It took me a while and a lot of exercises but now I can read twice as fast as before and understand everything without a problem. It’s a very useful trick to learn.

By: Alan Bradford

Alan Bradford — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:56:31 +0000

Yeah, I could keep doing that. I really think I’m missing out on a lot though by not getting into the text books very much.

I appreciate the tips – I’ll try to adopt some of them this semester.

By: Cecelia

Cecelia — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:18:46 +0000

great tips! i think this was one of my biggest problems when I was still in school – it’s so easy to spend a lot of time reading without actually learning more if you don’t do this right..

By: Sydney

Sydney — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:42:41 +0000

Well, listen to your professor, I guess.

By: Alan Bradford

Alan Bradford — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:17:00 +0000

Reading my text books has always been something I’ve struggled with since going to college. I think I have grown accustom to reading on the web so much that picking up a book is a foreign practice now.

Any tips for someone like me who rarely reads more than 5 chapters in a text book per semester and still manages to get A’s?

By: Sydney

Sydney — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:25:51 +0000

Oh definitely. Unless you’re lucky enough to get the book that belonged to the valedictorian, following highlights aren’t a good idea. It can interfere with your own take on the material.

By: Tip Diva

Tip Diva — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:50:08 +0000

Great tips. Once of the worst things for me in college was when the previous owner of my textbook highlighted or underlined things. I would then read his take on things and not my own! By sophomore year, I made it a point not to buy marked-up books, even though they were more expensive. It’s amazing how other’s notes can impact your productivity.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:31 +0000

Wow I’m so glad I found this blog. I’ve been searching for help with studying and I finally found it ^^ Thank you for the tips.

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Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:40:54 +0000

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By: Menelya

Menelya — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:08:25 +0000

Yeah your right about that, though I never really liked to read stuff for college, because I had too, but I do read a lot of books, just the one I like of course.