Does the title make you skeptical? Lots of people think finishing 1-2 books per week seems impossible. The barriers to making this happening include: time, distractions, energy, and money.
The 3 steps are:
Step 1: Increase your reading comprehension, speed. There are a number of cheap, easy to read books/tapes on speed reading.
Step 2: Invest in a iPhone, iPod, MP3 player, laptop/desktop, CD/tape player, or DVD player.
Step 3: Next is to use these tools & skills to acquire knowledge, ideas, insights rapidly, easily, cheapily. Play audiobooks, tapes, CD's, DVD's in the following subject categories - motivational, self-help, inspirational, spiritual, educational, professional, business, diet, fitness, relationships & learn from them while you go about your day - driving to work, cleaning, cooking, working out, running errands, waiting in line, eating. I also sometimes watch the movie version of a book, if I feel that I can get the gist of the book from the 2 hours I spend watching the movie, versus the 2+ hours I will need to spend to complete the book.
Another thing to take into account is how we learn: We remember 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see, & 50% of what hear/see/do. I am primarily a visual learner. I find that audiobooks are faster for me (timewise), but I have to come back to them more often. Also, it's easier to locate information/ideas in printed text versus the spoken word.
Following the 3 steps above is sure to increase your comprehension, speed, acquisition, & ultimately the number of books you finish per week.
Until next time!
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nice. post. very informative, yet short. i like that.
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ReplyDeleteThe speed reading books are very quick as well. Sounds like this system could help you keep up to date with everything.
ReplyDeleteRight on, Ken!
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