A method of reading without fatigue—learn along the temper of the brain

Is there a way to keep us reading without getting tired? We discuss this issue from the perspectives of brain learning and reading efficiency.

From the perspective of brain learning, whether it is reading a book you like or preparing for an exam, you will face the situation of losing concentration after reading for about 20 minutes. Loss of concentration is a normal phenomenon. The human brain will lose curiosity about habitual things, and the brain will have more memory for unfinished things. From the perspective of reading efficiency, the content and value of a book also follow the 80/20 rule, that is to say, the most valuable part (80 points) can be read with enough effort (20 points), and the rest In order to fully grasp the content of the book (20 points), it takes more effort to achieve it (80 points). The 80/20 rule can be understood from the perspective of the exam. It is far less difficult to get from 80 points to 85 points in mathematics than to reach 100 points from 95 points. The pursuit of perfection, at the stage of reaching the Holy Grail, will be a rugged and dangerous ascent, with huge obstacles to overcome. Because of the two reasons mentioned earlier, the loss of curiosity and the greater obstacle, the brain feels tired, and then loses precious concentration, and naturally it will be impossible to read.

Therefore, this article has a bold idea, can we try to read according to the temper of the brain? One is to keep the brain always fresh; the other is to read the outline first and summarize the most important parts of a book when reading.

Specific operation method:

1. We now have 3 books on the desk: "Deliberate Practice", "Exercise to Exercise Your Thinking Power", and "Economic Criminal Law". Read it and confirm your eyes. This is a book that should appear in your world, not a book that has no fate. If you don’t have a fate, you will decisively let go. You deserve a better choice!
2. Above, we have roughly grasped the outline of the content that the three books want to convey. At this time, we also have a map that guides us to read these three books, so we can take reassurance without feeling hesitant. Then, we can read the three books on the table alternately. For example: After reading the 2 chapters of "Deliberate Practice", read the 1st chapter of "Exercising Your Thinking Power", and then read the 1st chapter of "Economic Criminal Law". After reading Chapter 1 of "Economic Criminal Law", if your brain tells you that he wants to read "Exercising Your Thinking Ability" again, just follow his wish and read this book!
3. When the brain gets bored again, we can come back and read "Economic Criminal Law" or "Deliberate Practice". Able to understand the content of 80 minutes of books in 20 minutes.

Hearing my bold ideas, you may have started to feel a little uneasy in your heart, and you may say: This is not serious! This is different from the way I used to study! Isn’t this very carefree (huh)? It is normal to have these questions, but we can think about it further, how much time did it take to finish a book from start to finish when we were studying? How much did you understand? Did you really focus on reading when you were reading, or do you want to swipe your phone after reading a few pages?

Whether it is an exam or a book of interest, I used to read until I was in a daze, but after I learned that human beings have smart and lazy brains, I tried to learn according to the temper of the brain, and suddenly reading became a very labor-saving task. , Time-saving and fun things, as long as you spend 20 minutes of energy, you can understand the content of 80 minutes in the book. Although I am not a mathematician, this sounds good, right?