By the time you’ve finished a few years in school, you probably know how to read. At least that’s what the government hopes. Unfortunately, there’s more to reading than reading.
If you want to apply what you’ve read, you probably have to take notes. Either marginal notes on the book’s page itself or on a separate piece of paper or electronically. It’s hard to remember all the nifty stuff you read, especially if it’s really good and/or really long.
It’s also good if you make a list of things you want to remember.
After reading a book, from an author like Daniel Pink, Seth Godin, or Tom Peters, make a list of ten things you learned…on a postcard. Send the postcard to yourself. The act of writing the info with your own hand combined with the actual postcard itself will help you remember the nifty stuff you’ve learned. Try it and collect the cards you’ve gathered!