Atomic Habits
by James Clear
by James Clear
According to the book How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, "It is best to know what strategies are being employed so that you can be more fully aware of written work's structure. You already have a sense, when you read a first chapter, of where the book is going to go. Isn't it better to know why you have that sense, turning it from a vague feeling into concrete thought?"
You should read this text like a thing to be studied and committed to your academic memory. In order to do this, you will take notes as you read and after you've read.
Have your own copy of the book. Be ready and able to write in it.
[post-it notes are an alternate if you can't get your own copy]you should highlight, underline, and makes notes in the margins (or post-it notes) when an IDEA connects with you, another idea in the text, or with an idea outside the text (like another book you've read). Highlight the text, then write a margin note about WHY you connect with it.
[post-it notes work well if it is not your copy of the book. Jot down the page number on the post-it for future reference in case it falls out]Pause and make note of what the WHOLE chapter (or section) was about (think of this as a brief summary in 1-4 sentences).
OUTLINE the key point(s) the author made in that chapter or section. Compare this to the table of contents.
How did this flow from the previous section?
How does it seem to fit with the subsequent section?
What did the author say or include to help connect his ideas to you as his audience?
Was there a single idea/story/moment that resonated with you?
How did he build his credibility for the points he was making to make them seem believable or trustworthy?