How to Read More Effectively

I came across this article the other day posted on eucatastrophe.

How to Read Less More, and Twice as Fast

As I write this, looming over my shoulder is my office bookshelf chocked full of books. Sitting on the shelves are quite a few titles that I either haven't started or am merely part-way through. For most of them, though, I have at least gotten through them over the last few years. But, to my shame, among the ones I have read, it is quite a task, if a plausible one, to recall all the things I wanted to remember about the book.

I say, if you read a book, you ought to be able to remember what your read. At least the good stuff.

In the article, Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason addresses this problem. He institutes a plan for mastering books that are worth it. His plan is a preview skim followed by skimming on top of deeper skimming on top of word-for-word reading to accomplish book mastery. I happen to like the sounds of book mastery. If I could accomplish book mastery over some of the daunting titles in my library, I would be a happy man.

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. CHINESE PROVERB

Hope it is helpful.