Mortimer J. AdlerMost of us are addicted to non-active reading. The outstanding fault of the non-active or undemanding reader is his inattention to words, and his consequent failure to come to terms with the author.
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Reading is probably one of the most important things you can do in your life. Reading stimulates your mind and helps you grow in so many ways. However, reading is often not active. Reading can be passive because it takes up so much time, or it can be non-active because the reader simply does not pay attention to the words on the page.
It is important to take in what you are reading, but it is equally important to understand what you are reading. If you do not understand the words that are on the page, then you will never get anything out of them.
Source: How To Read A Book: The Classic Guide To Intelligent Reading
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