{"id":487,"date":"2016-01-12T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2022-02-17T14:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:26:52","slug":"read-more-remember-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/read-more-remember-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Read More, Remember More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/za6fu-a7611b?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/za6fu-a7611b?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPOSE | Read Religiously&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We all hear about about how Bill Gates and Ben Carson would stay home and read books relentlessly. Reading&nbsp;may not be an easy habit to develop, but it&#8217;s one that can help you expand your business.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Daniel Allay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading consistently, but mining each book for what it&#8217;s worth, may be the better place to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPLORE | Read Some, Remember More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading faster, better, or more isn&#8217;t all about work, or launching a business.&nbsp; But I have always appreciated someone who is able to read consistently, and actually remember what they read.&nbsp; I&#8217;m somewhat of the opposite.&nbsp; Developing good habits (reading more and remembering more) is how I approached the idea of reading. &nbsp;Too often, articles like this tend to over amp a concept. &nbsp;But as you&#8217;ll see from this and other posts, I&#8217;m all about &#8220;getting in, getting what we need, and getting out.&#8221; &nbsp;Daniel Allay relates 5 tips he used to read more and remember more: learn how to speed read, don&#8217;t read cover-to-cover, set time limits, read the easy books first, and only read the best books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXECUTE | Read With Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may not have a magic number, but reading more, and developing the habit of retention, can have profound benefits.&nbsp; So I&#8217;m not suggesting setting a personal best for number of books read in a year, but even if it is 12 (one a month), and you&#8217;re able to integrate the most appropriate parts&#8211;for you&#8211;into your life, that will certainly be a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on Allay&#8217;s 5 tips mentioned above, let me suggest an action plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Identify what it is you want or need to learn more about.<\/strong>&nbsp; Is there a burning question you need to answer?&nbsp; An area of your life that is screaming for a little attention?&nbsp; Perhaps something that would help you in your line of work?&nbsp; If you had the chance to start something new, would you know how to go about starting it?&nbsp; What is your heart leading you to explore?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scour that interest\/desire for the most recommended books.<\/strong>&nbsp; It can be as simple as an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/best-sellers-books-Amazon\/zgbs\/books\/ref=zg_bs_books_home_all?pf_rd_p=1286249522&amp;pf_rd_s=center-5&amp;pf_rd_t=2101&amp;pf_rd_i=home&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=0HDZEES2ZFCSTD56ZGTF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon search of bestsellers<\/a> in the category your interested in.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve also taken it as far as a <a href=\"https:\/\/adwords.google.com\/KeywordPlanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google keyword search<\/a>.&nbsp; Or, what does your favorite author, coach, blogger, businessman, entrepreneur suggest you read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set an appointed time, and, be ready to read whenever.&nbsp;<\/strong> To develop the habit, we&#8217;ll need to nail it down with a daily time reserved just for this purpose.&nbsp; But also, have the book\/article handy to take advantage of unexpected times to read.&nbsp; It will also help develop the habit of making reading a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With your hands on what you want to &#8216;consume&#8217;, strategically &#8216;attack&#8217; it.<\/strong>&nbsp; Review the inside flaps and the table of contents to get the context, and identify chapters that are most important to you\/for you.&nbsp; Skim those selected chapters to get an overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read with purpose.&nbsp;<\/strong> While you read, write down what you want to apply.&nbsp; Now, there maybe more that you find interesting, but at the very least, record what it is you&#8217;re going to integrate into your life.&nbsp; Taking notes is always a good idea for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-are-some-ways-to-improve-critical-reading-and-reading-comprehension-skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comprehension and recall.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There. &nbsp;Get in, get what you need, and get out. &nbsp;Aim for value, not volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<br>Further reading:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/250266?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 tips to read 100 books a year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bLv-2j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wisdom-in-all-things-leadbox-wisdom-delivered.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for Wisdom In All Things Weekly Email\" class=\"wp-image-1040\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;We all hear about about how Bill Gates and Ben Carson would stay home and read books relentlessly. 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