I believe many people have a similar experience: with the growth of age, it is more and more difficult to calm down and read books. I always get distracted after reading a few pages, thinking about other things, and sometimes I can't help but pick up my mobile phone and watch it for a while. The rhythm of reading is completely disrupted. If the medium of reading is mobile phone or tablet computer, the interference and temptation will be greater, and even the best book will become fragmented reading.
Impetuous? Impetuous. Should you blame yourself? This is not entirely your responsibility.
After all, as we said at the beginning, this is the characteristic of this era. Our extreme busyness and sense of urgency constantly imply that spending a lot of time reading is a luxury. And that kind of fragmented reading can just make up for this mentality: I don't need to spend a long time, I can finish it in a few minutes, and I won't waste too much time.
However, in fact? Fragmented reading can't replace traditional reading in the true sense, and the efficiency and benefits are not the same. Although I don't reject fragmented reading, before reading a book, I should first adjust my mentality and keep myself in a stable, calm and patient state of concentration for a long time, and then start reading.
If you have difficulty in this respect, you can try reading in the library or the self-study classroom of the university. When people around you are reading quietly, it will also affect your mood. If you can't read with peace of mind because you are absorbed, solve the troubles that bother you first, and then open the pages when your mind is stable.
Six reading methods teach you how to read quickly.
Second, choose a book that suits you and read it step by step.
I still remember when I was very young, I rummaged through the bookcases and found a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I was attracted by the illustration and tried to read it. However, the style was too difficult for me. Just then my father saw this scene and told me: You are too young to read this book. Instead, I was given a copy of Five Thousand Years Up and Down to find the History of the Three Kingdoms in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which really looked much easier. Later, I read the comics of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. On this basis, I read the official version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms by myself at a much earlier age than ordinary children.
The purpose of this example is to say that reading should be done step by step and choose reading according to your actual level. I know some friends like to refer to other people's books, use them directly, stare at an obscure book for a long time, but refuse to give up. This is a very inefficient way of reading.
The content of each book has matching background knowledge and reading basis. If you are not familiar with these, look for shallow similar books as a foreshadowing. If there are too many overlapping contents in a book, you should read the basic reading materials corresponding to these contents first, and then read the overlapping reading materials based on them. Otherwise, those missing information points will cause great obstacles to reading.
What is a step-by-step approach? Let me give you two examples for your reference. For example, a friend who didn't know much about world history consulted me before and said that reading any book on world history would make me feel very painful and I didn't know what to say at all. The advice I gave him at that time was to read Long Fang's The Story of Man first. This book is equivalent to a children's world history book, which is very suitable for entry-level reading. The context is clear and the story is easy to understand.
Six reading methods teach you how to read quickly.
The point is, by reading this book, you can know whether you really want to read world history. After all, this is an interesting book. If you still don't understand, don't delve into it for the time being. Similarly, for newcomers interested in philosophy, I would recommend reading Sophie's World.
If you find yourself very interested, you can choose the simple Five Thousand Years of the World or the simple General History of the World to finish it quickly. On this basis, we can read dynastic history and civilization history, such as medieval European history, ancient civilization history, modern world history and so on. After establishing a complete historical framework and understanding the historical trend, read the national history of various countries and detailed works based on it, such as the Roman Empire, World War II and the Cold War.
With a deep historical knowledge reserve, reading culture, economy, politics and other contents, including some science and engineering contents, will become easier, which is the benefit brought by progressive reading.
Third, it does not require speed, and intensive reading can really grasp the content of a book.
I often see some people like to brag about how many books they read in a month, or how many pages they read in an evening. I think this kind of boasting is meaningless. To tell the truth, reading a book and really understanding a book are not a concept at all, let alone understanding the key information in the book and using it flexibly when necessary.