3 Ways to Find a Closer Connection with Books You Have Read
There are many benefints to read as many books as you can. It can widen your own point of view of many other things around you. Meanwhile how to keep almost everthing you read in your mind.
There are some useful method that you can follow to remember everything you read. I’d like to share some of them.
1. Create Meaningful Notes
Keep notes on what you read, write thought on the margin. Hightlight sentences that remains in you or you consider it as an important part. It does not have to be a big text, only words that reminds you what you have already read.
- When I read a book, and find something which is similar to my point of view of the world, or just connsider a part similar to my character. I pick up a highlighter and underline the part or the sentence or word. When I read the book again I remember the same feeling I got from the first time I saw the meaning behind the lines.
2. Write a Summary
After you finish a book, make a challenge to yourself and try to sum up the story as simply and straightforward as possible. Think about the following main points:
- What is the main aim of the book?
- How would you describe it to a friend of yours?
- Where can you find yourself in the book? (identify yourself to the characters)
- If I could implement one idea from the book, which one would I choose?
3. Choose Books You Can Use Immediately
There is one way to improve your reading comprehesion is to choose books which you can use immediately. I mean by immediately is that you can put the main thought of the book somewhere in your life. You can apply the book to survive or to find a solution.
After all, read as many books as you can. Believe me it can help you in many parts of your life.
“The lows don’t last any longer than the highs do. Like clouds on an overcast day, decide to enjoy ourselves anyway, the sky will eventually clear up.
It always does.”
Lauren Graham — In conclusion don’t worry about it.