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How To Remember What You Have Read

Published: Apr 9, 2019 · Modified: Dec 5, 2022 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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 Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed and later on had difficulty trying to remember what you have read? This used to happen more often than I care to admit. I found it frustrating because I felt like I was bombarded with so much information at times, that it became difficult to pull up the information as quickly as I would like.
This post may contain affiliate links. Your cost is the same but it helps support this site and the free resources we share. See our full disclosure policy here.Tips to remember What you have read
I enjoy reading when I can, and while I love fiction and non-fiction, I especially love to read business books. When I was a productivity manager, I would often read business books by Peter Drucker and Steven Covey. As a finance major in college, I loved reading books with financial tips like and The Millionaire Next Door and A Random Walk Down Wall Street. I can still recall many of the key points of these because they offered really helpful advice that I was able to apply to my life.
Lately, I have been enjoying books such as Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt and The One Thing by Gary Keller. These are both really great business books if you are an entrepreneur or aspiring to be one, by the way. Both give you substantial cases for actionable methods you can put in place right away. The key is to remember how to implement ideas that will work for you.
Many business and personal development books offer suggestions to increase productivity, develop effective habits, gain financial independence, maximize marketing efforts and improve time management. Today I am sharing some tips that I have found helpful to absorb the information more quickly, and avoid having to reread books.

 

Tips to Remember what you have read:

  • Do not try to multitask, it is difficult to retain anything if the TV is on, you are checking social media or even eating a meal.
  • Keep some bookmark tags or a highlighter handy (if it is a physical book) so that you can bookmark sections that resonate.
  • Read books on paper instead of electronic versions. Did you know that research shows that you retain more reading on paper than on an electronic device?
  • Take notes and create an action plan. I have a handy book notes template that you can download for free below.

 

Your time is important and you can use these to help you remember what you have read.Use this helpful book notes template to assist you in remembering what you have read and setting up an action plan.

 

 

The template is here => Book Notes Template. If you liked what you read today, please consider sharing with others.

What is the last helpful book you read?

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  1. Tamara

    March 05, 2016 at 8:17 am

    Book Notes! Brilliant! I absolutely have trouble. I read so much that situations, titles and characters get mixed up in my head. I retain just enough for Google searches, but I'd rather have it more fresh.

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    • Raquel

      March 06, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      It has really helped me to make some notes and hope you found it helpful Tamara!

      Reply
  2. Barbara Radisalvjeivc

    March 06, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    I always have trouble retaining what I read, and it's worse as I grow older. I have to take notes on what I want to remember.

    Reply
    • Raquel

      March 08, 2016 at 9:30 am

      Yes me too Barbara - it really helps to have the notes and is a great reinforcer when it's something I want to implement.

      Reply
  3. Loren

    April 13, 2019 at 11:18 am

    Wonderful article. I read a lot and I tend to forget what I read.

    Reply
    • Raquel

      April 13, 2019 at 11:23 am

      Thank you. It really helps me improve my memory. Appreciate you stopping by Loren.

      Reply

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