Generate, generate, generate! Retrieve, retrieve, retrieve! (cont.)

All the while, try to make sense out of what you are learning (interpretation) and interconnect what you are learning with other information (elaboration).

You may be thinking, “STOP RIGHT THERE!!! You’re talking about taking hours to read what would normally take me only about 30 minutes to run my eyes across.”

Yes, sadly it is true. Using this very powerful technique will double if not triple your reading time.

All the while, try to make sense out of what you are learning (interpretation) and interconnect what you are learning with other information (elaboration).