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Read Better, Remember More

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Read at the right speed, understand hard texts, take notes that work and remember what you read, without speed-reading myths.

2h 51m5 constellations
AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Choose the right reading mode and pace for each text

02Understand difficult texts with previews and paraphrases

03Take notes that turn into self-tests

04Remember and apply what you read

Every lesson of Read Better, Remember More

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1How Reading WorksFree · 3 lessons
  1. How fast do people really read?Know typical adult reading speeds and estimate how long a book will take you.11 min
  2. The truth about speed readingUnderstand why speed-reading promises fail and what actually makes reading faster.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: scan, skim or study?Match your reading mode to your purpose.11 min
Level 2Understand What You ReadMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Preview before you readSpend two minutes on structure before reading, so the details have somewhere to go.11 min
  2. Reading hard textsUse a few habits that get you through difficult reading.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: one sentence per sectionSummarize what you read in a sentence per section to check and keep understanding.11 min
Level 3Notes That Help You LearnMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Laptop or pen? What the replication foundKnow what the famous note-taking study and its replication found, and the real lesson.12 min
  2. A note page built for reviewLay out notes so they're ready for testing yourself later.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: stop highlighting everythingReplace low-value study habits with higher-value ones.11 min
Level 4Remember What You ReadMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Close the book and recallUse retrieval right after reading to remember much more of it.11 min
  2. Space your reviewsSchedule short reviews of what you read at growing intervals.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: one idea into actionTurn one idea from each book into a concrete action.12 min
Level 5A Reading Habit and SystemMembership · 3 lessons
  1. What 20 minutes a day adds up toTurn a small daily reading habit into a yearly number of books.11 min
  2. Choose well, quit freelyPick books with purpose and stop the ones that aren't worth your time.11 min
  3. Capstone: your reading systemPut your reading modes, notes, reviews and habit into one system.14 min
FREE

Level 1 is open.

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AFTER THE CORE

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