Supercharge Your Reading: How To Use a Kindle To Read More Books and Remember What You Read

by Maneetpaul Singh

On my phone’s home screen, I now keep the Kindle app front and center. During those small moments in the day when I would normally check social media, I instead try to read a few pages of a book.

When reading a new book, I try to approach it with a “consume once, remember twice” mindset. I aim to put in some work the first time round, so if I ever have to reference the material in the future, I don’t have to consume the entire book again or research summaries. I can just reference my personal notes.

Forcing yourself to read a book you aren’t interested in will totally discourage you from reading. I would rather put down a book and maintain my reading habit than force myself to read something I don’t like. We only have so much time and energy in us. There’s virtually an unlimited number of books available in today’s world. I think Naval Ravikant says it best: “If it doesn’t grab my attention within the first chapter in a meaningful, positive way, I’ll either drop the book or skip ahead a few chapters. I don’t believe in delayed gratification when there are an infinite number of books out there to read. There are so many great books.”