Chapter 4, Reading: How Muscle Reading Works pp.136-141 While the concepts and ideas that are presented in this article may be helpful to some, to me, it is rather late to completely adjust my techniques in reading. The process of muscle reading can generate decent results, but following every step will only become a burden. Instead, I prefer to do steps out of order, and void specific steps out if necessary. The part that resonated with me specifically is the highlighting technique. It states that one should read an entire chapter or section before going back to highlight. This is a logical strategy that has developed into one of my habits. I prefer highlighting and underlining key terms to remind myself of the material being presented. After
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Juggling between many stressing aspects such as work, academics, and social life, can be exhausting. Unfortunately, I have not read for “fun” in over six months due to other pressing matters. This article suggests that reading books for pleasure is strongly linked to success in school and in the workplace. That idea had piqued my interest. As a literature loving young adult, I am still in the process of seeking out new ways to organize recreational and work time. Therefore, the first goal that I intend to accomplish is making time to read. After first semester final exams are completed, I plan on reading a novel that I’ll enjoy. This goal is important to me because reading is something I gave up on in exchange for pursuing a career that is better suited for the job market. Hopefully, the reward will be a stress reliever and rekindling of a lost interest in “reading for fun.” The second goal that I intend to accomplish is to keep a journal of my daily activities. I plan on using as few words as possible in a word document to record what I do on a day-to-day basis. If I remember to complete it every day, I plan on continuing this until the New Year begins. This goal is important because it will help me organize aspects of my daily life into a short list, easily accessible list. Also, this goal is realistic in the sense that I can easily accomplish it, depending on whether or not I choose to do so. If accomplished, this goal will work towards my habits of recording my daily actions that can help me improve on the next
Juggling between many stressing aspects such as work, academics, and social life, can be exhausting. Unfortunately, I have not read for “fun” in over six months due to other pressing matters. This article suggests that reading books for pleasure is strongly linked to success in school and in the workplace. That idea had piqued my interest. As a literature loving young adult, I am still in the process of seeking out new ways to organize recreational and work time. Therefore, the first goal that I intend to accomplish is making time to read. After first semester final exams are completed, I plan on reading a novel that I’ll enjoy. This goal is important to me because reading is something I gave up on in exchange for pursuing a career that is better suited for the job market. Hopefully, the reward will be a stress reliever and rekindling of a lost interest in “reading for fun.” The second goal that I intend to accomplish is to keep a journal of my daily activities. I plan on using as few words as possible in a word document to record what I do on a day-to-day basis. If I remember to complete it every day, I plan on continuing this until the New Year begins. This goal is important because it will help me organize aspects of my daily life into a short list, easily accessible list. Also, this goal is realistic in the sense that I can easily accomplish it, depending on whether or not I choose to do so. If accomplished, this goal will work towards my habits of recording my daily actions that can help me improve on the next