How can I read e-books?

On the subway, on the bus, or even on the side of the road, I can see people staring at the cell phone or iPad screen at any time, forgetting to read e-books.

Today, the pace of people has been quickly adjusted, even if the body can be idle, but the pace does not stop telling him: "Hi ~ Don't be idle. What do you want to do !", So our fragmentation time is full.

In fact, I suggest you take a full rest when you are tired ~

Back to the topic, no matter what, more and more people now choose to read e-books. 42% of people in the United States read on their computers, 20% of whom have read e-books.

I like reading e-books myself. Today I will share with you how to read e-books (procedures ):

Put all e-books on the drive

All of my e-books are stored in the Kingsoft disk, and I can read them anytime on iPad and iPhone. I would like to share some of my experiences with you:

1. Create a new "e-book" and "read" folder

Because there may be a lot of things in the online storage, we need to classify e-books into categories, the "read" folder aims to make it easier for me to find the book to read more efficiently (it is difficult to find it together ).

It should be noted that some people will classify e-books into very specific categories, for example, by book type: commercial books, classic books, must-read books, tool books, or by reading environment: reading on the computer, reading on the subway, reading when bored, or by book type: novels, prose, history, parenting. And so on.

My personal point of view is: e-books are not used for favorites, and computers are not libraries. Just make a simple distinction ~ The monthly profit is a loss, and after a certain degree of everything passes, it will go to the opposite side.

PS: If you are reading theme, such as reading psychology books all the time, you can also create a folder separately. Do not create a directory too much.

2. buffer to the terminal in advance

When I use a mobile terminal (iPhone or iPad) to open a network disk, the e-book is not downloaded, but the directory is only listed. If you get a signal at this time (such as a train) or, if there is no signal (plane), it will be depressing ~

Therefore, I will buffer the ebook to the terminal in advance for emergency purposes.

3. Try to read in the appropriate environment

I do not like reading e-books on the subway or train. At that time, I prefer to think about it and record it in my book. On the subway, I prefer to listen to music, read, or do nothing ~

I also seldom read on a cell phone like the iPhone. I think it will be very tiring to stare at such a small screen ~

Therefore, in more than 95% cases, I use iPad for reading in a suitable environment (for example, when waiting for someone else)

I seldom use reading e-books as a pastime. I think about things and don't want to be more interesting than that ~~

Read and take notes

This may require the support of e-readers. I used goodreader on the iPad ($4.99 worth buying). Someone said he was a reader! There should also be excellent readers on other platforms, which can be recommended in comments.

I mainly use its note-taking function, which is related to my reading habits. I like to write and draw books when I'm reading paper books, and I don't have a pen.

Some people think that e-books are fast food. On the one hand, they are reading through fragments of time, and on the other hand, they are reading commercial books.

If so, take notes for review.

If you only have five minutes to read, but have just found a few good sentences and opinions, you can immediately classify them as the focus or comments.

At this time, it is actually the "Collection" capability in GTD.

Taking notes is not simply recorded. It can also be used to trigger actions.

At this time, it is used to process chores into the power of action.

Email to Evernote for Weekly Review

Taking notes on e-books has a huge advantage: sharing!

After reading the entire ebook, click "email summary" to send all the comments I have made to Evernote by email (each account has a unique email address ), go to your knowledge base!

In this way, the entire process is connected: from the collection of e-books to the quick disk, to reading through terminals, and finally to the knowledge management system, it is very smooth!

I will draw a picture to express the complete process:

Conclusion:

Reading e-books uses three very important capabilities in GTD: Collection, processing, and review. I think the time management method is more and more integrated into my lifestyle!

Reading e-books is not intended to pass the boring time. Although sometimes we do, I think the reading methods of e-books and paper-based books are similar in addition to the media and access channels: read, take notes, and review when appropriate, because the most important thing is our head. No matter what it is, this has not changed.