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I only read nonfiction (since I was 8 because a teacher told me I couldn’t check out any more nonfiction books from the library).

Just read the entire book in as little time as possible. And then try to use the information as soon as you can.

The reason is that isolated facts are easy to forget. A book contains a great many facts all related to each other. So if you read the book quickly the greater likelihood that you’ll associate more of these facts together. If you can use the information, even better, since it’ll reinforce what you learned. And/or read a more advanced book on the same topic immediately after.

People often take a really long time to read nonfiction, causing them to forget a lot of details, making it difficult to build this relational model of the information. Build up your tolerance for learning. It’s entirely possible to read for the entire day from waking up to going to sleep.

And no, this does not involve taking notes or breaks (unless you finish the book.. then do whatever you want but I find sleep after to be helpful for remembering).