I try to read as much as possible, especially on topics that interest me! Usually, it only takes a few minutes for me to decide if a book is worth my time. And if it is I almost always read a book with a highlighter and/or a pen. I make notes in the margins...I highlight things that are important! Now I almost always read a book 3 times! Yes...That seems a little crazy.... I have found for me that it takes 3 times on anything for me to learn. I don't always read a book "front to back". There are chapters that grab my attention, so I read them first and eventually I finish the book and then I put it away for a time {a month to a couple of years}. But eventually I came back to the book. Next time I read it from front to back with highlighter and pen in hand spending time focusing on previous highlights and notes. That is the 2nd read. And on the 3rd read I only read the highlights and notes.

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