In the past couple of years, I have read quite a lot of books. At least my girlfriend says that. But I have a feeling I did not learn anything new. I sure hope it’s just a feeling. I love the act of reading as it is, but I also love the feeling that I’m learning something new. I think the list of books I read would confirm that as well. I would like to have a better sense of learning something new after finishing a book.

If I don’t get that feeling, I feel discouraged reading new books and discussing topics around them. I feel like I wasted my time by not being more engaged and taking notes. For me, the hard part is taking notes while reading. I don’t have a pen on me, and I don’t want to carry an additional notebook. I just want to read!

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I know there are ways to get around this feeling, like asking yourself: “What is the big Idea? How does the author know? What should I do?” After finishing the book. But how often do we do that? At least for me, rarely. I want to change that by changing my behavior, not just memorizing. I will write a quick, easy answering these questions after finishing a book.

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