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I read books from the index.
And then I jump to the chapter interest me the most.
If I find myself uncomprehending to the topic, I go back to the index to see if there's a chapter which might explain it. (If there isn't, I just google the words unknown to me.)

I used to read books from the beginning to the end, but it was when I was a high school student when I have more time for reading. The less free time I have, the more stacks of unfinished books I get.
So I switched to that method.
I rarely read through books nowadays, but at least I gained useful information from books.

Think about why you bought the book for. It's not for finishing the book, but for getting information out of it.

Think about why you bought the book for. It's not for finishing the book, but for getting information out of it.

This is the best quote. Love it. Will definitely think about it.

I usually get bored after a while if it's uninteresting. Honestly never finished any books in school either. I just read answers to some questions. I'll try that approach now since reading 300 pages when the author has unnecessarily stretched the topic sounds stupid.

You feel uninteresting because you don't have an interest in this topic just yet. It's also common for authors stretch/repeat the topic too much.

I just read answers to some questions.
It's actually the best way for active reading.
how about making quote notes which you want to remember forever? You learn things much better than finishing books in a passive manner.

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