Before choosing a book, think about three questions: What are the challenges or difficulties (needs) I am facing now? What skills do I want to strengthen or new knowledge (desire) do I want to learn? What kind of books do I want to enjoy now? Then determine the direction of choosing books according to these questions, and then choose books that are good and suitable for you according to the book catalogue and the following skills.

Tips for choosing books:

In the primary selection of a book, you can refer to knowledgeable experts or powerful authors and ask them to make a preliminary screening for you. If you don't know the author, you can take some time to understand the author's position and ability in this field of knowledge, and then judge the value of this book accordingly.

Pick up a book and read it quickly. Look at the contents of the book catalogue and the articles in the book. If the content listed in the article is the essence of this book, incisive exposition, strong point-to-point connection, or tactical experience that is easy to implement, then this book is usually worth reading. At the same time, you can read proper nouns in books. The more proper nouns in the book, the more readers want to verify them, so the more proper nouns in the book, the higher the credibility.

If the first few pages of a book are worth "underlining", at least it means that it is a good book for you.

In addition, the probability of good translated books is relatively high, because most of them are left over from elimination, but some translated books are poor or poorly translated, so it is good to make a reference.

Choosing a good book is just the beginning, and how to read it is the key:

Ways to read a book efficiently:

After choosing and getting a book, first look at the basic information such as preface and table of contents, then ask a few questions according to these basic information and the purpose of reading, and then "answer my questions with some of my existing knowledge"

Then read quickly. I usually read the whole book or some chapters at a speed of about 2000 words per minute (mastered by "elite fast reading and memory software"), thus establishing the context and knowledge structure of the book. During this period, I will find places that I am interested in, places that are important to me, or places that I don't understand, and then mark these contents simply and quickly. If necessary, these contents will be read twice and intensively.

After reading this book, answer the questions raised before reading it again "according to the content of the book". After the answer, compare the answers before reading and after reading to see how many of your answers are the same as what the author said, and what are the omissions and gaps, and then pay special attention to these omissions, gaps and differences.

This reading method is troublesome at first glance, but it actually saves a lot of time, and hi can improve your reading gain, because it can exercise your reading comprehension, analysis and integration ability and thinking ability.