# Taking Your Reading to Another Level
## About
- Author: Natasha MH
- Title: Taking Your Reading to Another Level
- Tags: #articles
- URL: https://medium.com/brain-labs/taking-your-reading-to-another-level-fc9c5c230461
## Document Note
Question: What are the three rules that effective reading can be distilled to?
Answer: The three rules are: (1) Reading is never an isolated act. (2) Effective reading is quality over quantity. (3) It's not about who you are at the beginning of the book. It's who you become at the end of it.
Question: According to the article, what is the purpose of making annotations while reading?
Answer: Making annotations helps to put you, your thinking, and the author on the same page. It is a way to challenge the author, project persona, and slice and arrange a gamut of sympathy, empathy, and compassion, which helps to sandwich them in between anger and hurt, placing them all in an envelope of nostalgia.
Question: How does the author feel about being a "plodder" when it comes to reading?
Answer: The author is a "plodder" and is proud to be one. The author believes that plodding is the way to read a book and that it leads to a profound and enlightening experience.
To read better, the document suggests adopting a qualitative approach to reading, which involves deep diving into a book, making annotations, challenging the author, and exploring your own thoughts. The document emphasizes the importance of asking questions as you read and being purposeful in your reading. Additionally, the document suggests that effective reading is about quality over quantity and that reading should be a journey of self-discovery that enriches your cognitive library. Finally, the document encourages readers to be patient and not mistake the act of reading for actual reading.
## Highlights
The process can be distilled to three rules:
Rule number one: Reading is never an isolated act. Rule number two: Effective reading is quality over quantity. Rule number three: It’s not about who you are at the beginning of the book. It’s who you become at the end of it.
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