quote:
Originally posted by seto:
Alright, let's see ... what is my purpose? My purpose is to know all the material in the book so that I can do well on my exams. Is this purpose too broad? Maybe it's better to break this down into smaller purposes somehow? As well, I'm reading books on mostly programming and advanced math topics. So would it be a good idea to make several passes through the book and stating a different purpose each time? For example, "I want to know about pointers" and "I want to fully understand polymorphism"
You're on the right track. Let's say you do one pass with the purpose of learning about pointers. Well along the way you'll see other things and let them pass. Then maybe the next day you'll wake up and say, "hey, what was that thing about...?" Now you have a new purpose for your next activation session. Moreover, in that second session you'll be passing over the same stuff you passed over before, so you'll understand that stuff a little better just by superreading past it. The purpose should be specific so that it makes you open the book. Everything else stems from that.
