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Too Much to Read and Too Little Time

I spent the better part of 17 years in andnot only do you process the content, but you
out of higher education. Eleven of thoseend up with a one-page summary of the main
years were invested in taking classes andpoints of the text. The process works for
pursuing degrees. In the process of having tobooks, individual chapters, and
read a lot of books and articles that Iarticles.Basically, the process involves five
didn't really have time to read, I begansteps:1. Define the content. You must know
asking myself, "Isn't there a more effectivewhat the book, chapter, or article is all
way to do this?" Like many of you, I had aabout.2. Look forward. Review the
life outside of the academic world. I had aintroductory material determining the
family, jobs, responsibilities, and theauthor's map for the text.3. Look back.
desire to enjoy some portion of each week.Review the summary material and identify the
Reading was necessary, but it wasn'tkey terms and concepts.4. Take note. Scan the
something I always enjoyed.One day as I wasentire text locating and reading about the
sitting at my cubicle in the library, Ikey terms and concepts.5. Summarize. When you
glanced over at the three stacks of books Ican put into your own words the main points
had accumulated. These books represented theof the text, you have a basic knowledge of
precedent literature I needed to reviewthe content.Does this process work? I have
before writing my dissertation. As the dayshad students tell me that this process is one
went by, the stacks of books grew--I wasof the best things they learned in their
adding books faster than I could review them!entire academic careers. Others have thanked
I was frustrated and ready to just giveme for the hundreds of hours they have saved.
up.That's when I began developing the basicYou can do it too... it's easy... it's fun...
concepts that have resulted in the quickREADand it makes you a more efficient learner.
method. That method now can be obtained inGive it a try!Dr. Terry Hadaway is an author,
the form of an e-Book from my web site ismotivational speaker, university professor,
what I discovered. Even if I poured throughand conference leader who is recognized as a
every book page by page, my retention levelleading authority on elearning,
wasn't that great. So, if I wasn't going todecision-making, and adult education. Visit
process it all, wasn't there a more effectivefor more information.
way to do it?By using the quickREAD method,



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