B—1Readingisagoodhabit,buttheproblemis,there'stoomuchtoreadthesedays,andtoolittletimetoreadeverywordofit
Therearehundredsofskillstohelpyoureadmoreinlesstime
HerearetwoskillsthatIthinkareespeciallygood
Preview-----ifit'slongandhard
Previewingisespeciallyusefulforgettingageneralideaofheavyreadinglikelongmagazinearticlesandbusinessreports
Here'showtopreview
●Readthefirsttwoparagraphsandthelasttwoparagraphscarefully
●Thenreadonlythefirstsentenceoftheotherparagraphs
Previewingdoesn'tgiveyouallthedetails
Itkeepsyoufromspendingtimeonthingsyoudon'treallywant--orneed--toread
Skim-----ifit'sshortandsimple
Skimmingisagoodwaytogetageneralideaoflightreadinglikepopularmagazinesorthesportsandentertainmentofyourdailypaper
Here'showtoskim
●Getyoureyestomovefast
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