Reading is the best way to break through self-awareness, but although many people like to read, they don't have a good reading habit and method, so they read a lot, but there is little change.
So how to look at reading and how to make the biggest change through reading, the following 5 experiences are shared, I hope it will inspire you.
1. About reading, you need to have a clear understanding:
There is a lot of content to be introduced in a book, and you don't need to master all the knowledge, you only need to grasp the core content that touches you the most, and let this content change your cognition and habits.
We study in order to make ourselves better and better, and the most important premise of becoming excellent is to learn good methods and ideas, and then implement them, and let ourselves make changes, which is the ultimate goal.
By reading a book, learning about a point of view or method that you have never understood, and by practicing this theory or method, you have changed all aspects of your life, work, and study, then the value of the book has reached the maximum in the category of self-awareness.
Which ideas, theories, concepts, methods, etc. in this book have touched me?
What changes can I make to my current perceptions and behaviors with this theory?
What does this theoretical point of view of this book teach me, and how can I change it?
By answering these two questions, let a book shine in your life.
2. In the process of reading, we must learn to establish a "card catalog".
How do I create a "Card Directory"?
The first step is to determine what field the book belongs to;
The second step is to explain the core theme of the book in the shortest possible terms.
The second step is very crucial, understanding what the book is about is the fundamental factor that arouses one's interest and emotion in the content of the book.
3. Before you start reading a book, ask yourself: Have I ever thought about or been confused about the theme of this book?
If you're confused, read it, and if you're not confused, don't read it yet.
Because the process of reading is a process of solving one's own confusion and perfecting one's cognition. Only if you have thought about this topic or have been confused, it means that you can relate to your own cognition and experience in this book.
If you can't connect with your own cognition and experience, you won't be touched.
The key is whether this content can connect with one's own memory and cognition.
4. The essence of reading a book is to communicate with the author.
A book is the author's painstaking work, it was written with great effort and painstaking effort, and it is the author's best thinking achievement at that time.
The fastest way to learn is to communicate directly with the author, and learn their thinking methods and thinking processes in the process of communication.
But not everyone has the opportunity to meet all kinds of cattle for face-to-face communication, so they turn to reading.
This tells usWhen reading a book, be sure to ask yourself, does the author of the book need to communicate with it?
If you don't have the experience or thought of a certain problem or a certain phenomenon, then rashly reading a book with relevant content will not arouse your inner flow.
Because after all, you haven't even thought about it, how can you communicate with the author about thinking?
5. A few questions that must be answered after reading:
What is the book about?
Do I have any thoughts or confusions about this content?
What methods or perspectives does the book provide for this confusion or thinking?
How should I apply these methods and perspectives?
What are some of my blind spots in the book that I should learn?
What concepts and stories are mentioned in the book?
I use my own words to sort out the content of the whole book, how should I express it?
After reading any book, you must answer these questions carefully, and only after practicing at least ten books can you have a basic understanding of this method.
During the process of reading and before reading, it is also necessary to read with questions.
Reading books is for change, and before reading, you need to know clearly what you are reading this book for, and figure out what you really think.
It's important to have a list of the various methods and practices described in the book.
Not only to list, but also to use your own thinking to match, think, and practice.
Only what you have practiced can be internalized into your own abilities and knowledge.