The other day, I had a get-together with a friend who loves reading. After much gossip, we talked about the books we had read recently. When she talked about a book, I had also read it, so I was excited to discuss it with her. My friend really felt deeply about this book. He listed 8 wonderful points in the book and attached his own interpretation, which made me fascinated. At the same time, I wondered, is this really the book I've read? In addition to the individual little dots of memory, other what all don't remember! Although a little embarrassed, I told my friend about my confusion and joked that I was "too old to remember things". The friend smiled and said, she read books before this is also the case, read and forget, in fact, did not master the reading technology. I was lost in thought when I heard the term "reading technology." After thinking, I came across the book Efficient Reading on my own initiative, and had a deeper understanding of "reading technology".
The author of this book is Junichi Harajiri, a Japanese writer born in 1972. He is an expert in market operations, a visiting professor at the School of Economics, Rugani University, and a visiting researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences. He is the author of a series of books on skills. He started with an occasional reading list and now averages more than 300 books a year. It is this amount of reading, combined with the right reading techniques, that has turned a self-confessed underachiever into an effective reader and a best-selling author.
In Harajiri's view, we must master the "technology of reading," or we will be drowned in the flood of information and left far behind the tide of time. Only by changing the input reading into the output reading that can create value, and building our own system, can we surpass others. In total, he gives 89 reading tips, using a growth structure from beginner to intermediate to advanced, and finally, techniques for creating databases. This is a very dry and practical book.
1, elementary reading: love reading
Most of the time, we feel that after a few pages of reading a book, the book is basically put on the shelf to fall into ashes. In order to avoid this situation, the author suggests that the author's anecdotes can be learned from the Internet before reading, and the author's speeches, courses, blogs and interviews can be used to maintain an interest in the author, so that readers can start to like the author and his viewpoints to like the book written by him. Make yourself more focused by getting into the ritual of mindfulness while you read!
2, Intermediate reading: analogical reading
Generalists and specialists
The so-called "generalist" refers to the workers who have a wide range of knowledge and skills above a certain level in many aspects, not limited to a specific field. A "specialist" is someone who has deep knowledge and expertise in a particular field, and who is clearly different from others in his or her business, and who focuses on that field. To be a generalist, you need to read horizontally all the books in your field; If you want to become a specialist, it is necessary to upgrade your reading in a specific field vertically.
Vertical and horizontal reading
The same investment benchmark, known as the "70:20:10" model, applies to books. 70 read books in your area of expertise, 20 read books around your area of expertise, and 10 read books in the unknown. To sum up, it is mainly in the vertical field of reading, it is your home court, and horizontal reading, can make the home court of knowledge to further deepen, make knowledge more three-dimensional.
3. Advanced Reading: Anatomy of Reading
Determine the marking technique that is right for you
The first point is to mark keywords and character names. Follow the "character names are in brackets, keywords are in squares or circles".
The second point is to use arrows to connect the marked keywords and underlined parts, indicating their relationship;
The third point is based on the structure, write down their own questions and new ideas, now the book as a notebook, do not hesitate to go down.
Find the style you want
The purpose of reading is not merely to acquire the lessons of others, but to "find a form of texts," and to form "one's own style" by constant imitation and alteration.
Set hypothetical goals before you start reading
Instead of standing in the position of seeking scholars, it is better to put yourself in the perspective of teaching, only in this way can we truly understand. If you can't answer a question when explaining something to someone, you don't really understand it. You should also set imaginary goals -- "to whom". In other words, you should always read from multiple perspectives.
Updates of past data
The flesh-and-blood business wisdom is more likely to be buried in the documents around us than in books. Turn over the past data, stand in the version of the position of upgrading, take yourself as the "red pen teacher", try to rewrite. In this way, it may be helpful for the next business.
4. Have a database ready for production
Cloud service database
The key is to choose the characteristics of the services I use in the cloud based on a clear understanding of the purpose and key points of active use. All information is managed by "labels" and "timelines".
For us right now, all kinds of note-taking apps are good choices, but each note-taking APP has its own characteristics. For example, youdao Cloud Notes, which can build a lot of folders, is more suitable for data management of a project; Another example is Evernote, which pays more attention to label management.
The ultimate purpose of reading is to write books
The ultimate reason why we talk about how to read books is probably to write our own books. "Books exist as reading materials," says Takashi Saito of Meiji University. This is a common view, but in my opinion, books exist for the purpose of 'writing books' and' making statements' after reading them. "
Too much reliance on reading, will lose the ability to think, which is a very terrible thing. Only by using reading techniques, constantly thinking, and reading with the purpose of output, can we grow faster and surpass ourselves. Just like Peter, the father of modern management. Drucker said, "The best way to predict the future is to shape it for yourself. Only students should be able to get credit for their involvement. Since being a social person, only by identifying those hidden in the depths of the method that is stirring up, and continuously produce, can be praised. Otherwise, at least I wouldn't give it a good rating."