I experimented with some of these techniques for a while but found much bigger gains from improving my information searching, filtering, and skimming (random and structured sampling rules of thumb) heuristics.
Skimming a much larger volume of material with fewer commitments to a ‘full stack read’ (reading with note taking and later iterated summarization) allows one to more easily identify top quality information.
This takes on a higher level view of reading than I was intending to cover here. But nevertheless, this is a valuable resource. It reminds me of Adler’s How to Read a Book.
I experimented with some of these techniques for a while but found much bigger gains from improving my information searching, filtering, and skimming (random and structured sampling rules of thumb) heuristics.
Can you describe these heuristics and the type of content you used them on?
This is a good start: https://lifehacker.com/five-steps-that-make-it-easier-to-skim-through-non-fict-1758111229
Skimming a much larger volume of material with fewer commitments to a ‘full stack read’ (reading with note taking and later iterated summarization) allows one to more easily identify top quality information.
This takes on a higher level view of reading than I was intending to cover here. But nevertheless, this is a valuable resource. It reminds me of Adler’s How to Read a Book.