For the majority of my life I’ve probably hated on books and reading just cause it felt like an arduous task. I only now realized once I was in college that reading is actually important and helpful not only as something to do to pass the time, but to improve speech, unclutter thoughts, etc., stuff that I personally have issues with now.
As of recent I’ve tried reading some nonfiction books since I’m a science major and because some of them were assigned to me as class material (The Science of Accelerated Learning by Peter Hollins, The Scientific Revolution by Steven Shapin, Creating Scientific Controversies by David Harker). While I would absolutely love to begin reading them, I have some issues doing that. Here’s a list of some issues I’ve noticed while I read.
1. I read a page, realize that I’m not actually retaining the information that I just read, and have to start over
2. When I read a random word, I will start to think of things relating to that word and end up thinking about something completely different (i.e. I read the word “tomorrow”, I start to think about things that will happen tomorrow, what I’m planning to do tomorrow etc.)
3. Continuously checking how close I am til the chapter ends
4. Ask me an hour after reading and attempting to get through all of the former issues and I won’t be able to tell you a single thing about what I read
5. With all former issues, not really enticed to read
While I could read fiction to grow my desire to read more, the books I mentioned before are ones that I have to read and complete within the next 4-5 months. Could anyone give me advice for reading informative texts?
by Snow-ias
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Oh, so you’ve decided to dip your toes into the world of non-fiction, huh?
Take frequent breaks, avoid distractions, and if you find your mind wandering, reread what you just read until it makes sense or step away and stretch for a bit. And never read in bed. It’ll either mess with your sleep cycle or make you sleepy.