Great way to read a book!

One of my business partners, Mike, gave me a great idea on how to read a book!

I am an auditory learner and always challenged by longer term, visual activities like reading a book. I was the type where I could easily have 3-4 books going at once. Yet, many times, I would not finish any of them. That was certainly frustrating to me. I eventually started to listening to books on CD or mp3, as listening is an auditory excercise.

I began reading more books again with a different approach. Reading is an important excercise. So it is said that leaders are readers. Today, if I am reading a book that grabs my attention, I finish it cover to cover. No more stacks of half read books.

I read the book a second time and highlight it. I read it a third time, reading only the highlights, and then I journal the highlights in a composition book! You can get those hard cover, marble composition books for a buck at any dollar store.

You want to talk about knowledge retention - wow! The next time you're reading a good book, give this method a try.