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- After reading something new, take time to reflect on the information you have consumed — that way, you are more likely to remember it.
- There are several ways to reflect on piece of writing, from relating it to your own experiences, to noting down any important points mentioned.
- Studies show that by reading content in hard-copy, rather than through a screen, you are more likely to absorb the information you have read.
Whether it’s Facebook content, Bill Gates’s favorite book, or the latest critical business report, most of us enjoy reading or have to do quite a bit of it through the day. But in the rush to do everything in less time, you might be missing a crazily simple way to commit more content to memory:
Just go back and give yourself a little time to reflect on what you just read.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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