Reading Metacognitively

You try every time to make connections with another subject.

#reading-metacognitively

Zettelkasten, May 29th, 2020.

Notes

You read actively, not passively.
You constantly ask questions to yourself about what you're reading.
- "Can I explain it to a 12 years old child?"
- "Can I associate this with some other subject?"
- "How can this can be applied to my life?"
You try every time to make connections with another subject.
Slows down your speed reading because you need more time to engage with the material.
You expand your knowledge base because you send more information to your long-term memory.

Questions

How can I know that I'm reading/studying metacognitively?
Which other areas besides reading can I perform metacognitively?

References

Slow-Reading is the New Deep Learning

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