How to: Fast Reading

How to Read a book in 60 minutes or less

There are squillions of great business and finance books out there but reading through each one would take a lifetime. Sometimes you want to take your time to read a book well but for thoses times when you only need to gain the general gist and unique ideas in a book here's how to read faster.

1. Read the blurb on the back if you haven't already to get an overview of what the book offers

2. Check the chapter list which, if structured well, will give you a series of summary headings for the book. If you want to take notes copy the chapter headings down.

3. If there's an Introduction read it entirely. If there's a Forward just read the first and last paragraph as it's seldom relevant to the core theme of the book.

4. Option 1:  Read the first paragraph of each chapter followed by the first sentence of every other paragraph and finish with the last paragraph in the chapter

4. Option 2: Only read the chapters relevant to what you need to know

5. Read the Summary or Conclusion if there is one or the last two paragraphs of the last chapter for a conclusion.

6. Scan the appendicies for any extra relevant data.

How to: Fast Reading Books
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Break Through Rapid Reading by Peter Kump
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