Why Reading More Causes Anxiety? 4 Habits for Effective Reading
Learn 4 proven reading strategies to retain and apply knowledge effectively. Stop forgetting what you read with these actionable tips for better learning outcomes.
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People often ask me this question: I read quite a bit, but I always forget what I've read. It feels like the content passes through my mind once but leaves no trace. I can't recall it or apply it. How should I read to make it "useful"?
I've fallen into this trap too. I've always had a reading habit, though I mostly read literary works in my early years. It wasn't until after graduation that I started encountering personal development and management books.
In my first few years entering society, I set myself a goal: to read 50 books per year. Looking back now, this decision had both pros and cons.
Reading extensively when you're young and energetic is indeed necessary—it's certainly better than not reading and instead playing games or scrolling through short videos. But if you blindly pursue quantity, it's easy to compromise content absorption and application.
It wasn't until three years ago that I stopped this "counter-style" reading approach and began selecting truly classic books from those I'd read—books that had genuinely influenced me—for intensive reading, note-taking, and practice.
For example, half of this year has passed, but I've only been intensively reading two books: "The Analects" and "Elon Musk's Biography."