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I picked up these books several months ago and have been very slowly making my way through them. I try to learn the shape of one letter and put it into practice and just write a lot. I don’t worry too much about sticking to a schedule... just once I start feeling comfortable, I learn a new letter.
I would exercise caution with most 'speed reading' help books, they're the get rich quick scheme of wannabe intellectuals.
That being said, it's hard to understate the productivity of a skilled reader- the person who can rapidly digest and critically understand written word at the highest level is dangerously effective. Getting to this level takes more work than most speedreading guides will admit.
I've read all sorts of books on this topic and one stands head and shoulders above the rest: How to Read A Book - Mortimer Adler. Its an old book but a classic. If you truly want to improve reading speed AND comprehension, or just want some motivation, this is the definitive place to start in my humble experience. I'm sharing because this book helped me tremendously and I think it will for you as well.
Plenty of opportunity to become well-read in 2019. Best of luck!
P.S. the original edition of this book (1940) mentions prevalence of speed reading books... Fascinating that they were popular back then, and have been around much longer than one might think.
Obviously you didn't read. Nowhere did I say this is going to take off. I was doing technical analysis and stating what the technicals indicate.
I also clearly said this will take a long time to go up to fair value and will be a slow rise.
Technical analysis is not astrology. It is the basis of all profitable day traders.
It's ok if you can't read, but it's just embarrassing for you when I clearly state not to buy short term calls and gamble and clearly said it will require you to lock up some money for the long run.
Now, if you took any of that as me indicating this is a month to month play, perhaps you would like to check out my amazon affiliate link to a great book I recommend for you. Book for you
Start with this book: https://www.amazon.com/New-Penguin-Russian-Course-Beginners/dp/0140120416
Language learning is 80% about comprehensible input. Here is a list I made with all the YouTube channels you can watch once you've reached level A1:
https://www.notion.so/YouTube-channels-and-tools-to-learn-Russian-aedc894f52af42038ae8676aac5c0d7f
Every Russian learner needs a copy of this textbook. I don't study the language any more, but it is a fantastic resource that somehow makes sense of the ridiculously complicated Russian grammar.
This isn't quite what you requested, but Adler's How to Read a Book gives you a framework for something similar that can be used with any reading you do. The book features a brief set of questions designed to get you to express the main idea of what you read, how to apply the knowledge, etc. It's far more difficult than it appears, but it makes reading much more rewarding.
The method was introduced to me in my college philosophy classes and has served me well ever since.
It wasn't 30 days but 3 months, and when reading his book I don't recall him saying no excuses. Quote from the original article regarding his book: "King likes to write 10 pages a day. Over a three-month span, that amounts to around 180,000 words. 'The first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than three months, the length of a season,' he says. If you spend too long on your piece, King believes the story begins to take on an odd foreign feel."
As for myself, writing isn't my full time so 4-6 months depending on life. (edited for spelling)
How to Read a Book. Actually really good and useful.
No it's not. I took great interest in it a few years ago. Within 10 years, there will be face recognition, and body analyzation software that will be able to tell how you feel, or what you're about to do before you do it.
Did you know that globally across the world, there are specific facial gestures that represent emotion? This instinctively tells us that these are born with these. It's inherent, not taught/learned.
I definitely think the doc posted here is amplified in bullshitness for viewing, but it's no pseudo science.
Check out this book on amazon if you're interested.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Definitive-Book-Body-Language/dp/0553804723
and this one by former FBI agent Joe Navarro
https://www.google.com/search?q=fbi+agent+body+language+book&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
After reading the book and apply principles, it's no psuedo science. I took great interest is just watching people in every day situations as well as experiences with me included.
Might be a bit dated now, but The Elements of Style by Strunk & White was one of the first books I read on writing.
Even if some of their examples or philosophies are dated, it's a really good foundational book. Having that base can save even the most boring or uninspired stories. Good writing can exist independently of a good idea (unfortunately).
NTA, but please don't intentionally let your grades slip. The best way to handle the situation is to talk with your teacher and also reach out to some friends to make a study group. Divide up the readings and share notes with each other! Since this is an AP class, there are hundreds of former, overworked, 16-year-olds who have been through the exact same class and posted their notes online. Reading those notes will save you a lot of time!
Also, you definitely don't have to actually read everything! There are strategies you can use to figure out the main concepts in each chapter/section. Below is a book a professor showed our class when I was in grad school that gives strategies on how to get important information without actually reading the whole book. Maybe your local library has it? https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671212095/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Yc.yFbC67FTB0
If you want to learn to write well in English, this book taught me more than anything else.
I ordered the Spencerian Penmanship set when I got back into fountain pens and holy cow has it improved my overall handwriting.
Reviewers incorrectly use the "Generic Store or Restaurant" because it has the word "Generic" in it, not because it is a Store or Restaurant.
See the book "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
https://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592402038/ref=sr_1_1
I've been using this book and I'm only on lesson 5, but I've enjoyed the way they explain things. Like they explained the prepositional endings really well.
I'm not an academic, nor am I extremely well read- however, I recommend you check out Mortimer J Adler's How to Read a Book if you haven't already, as you might find it helpful. It covers some of the different "levels" of understanding a text and you might find it helpful in developing a method to breeze through other texts and scan for potentially important passages.
Sure thing-- best of luck. Grab a copy of Adler if you haven't read it (look for the 1972 edition with Charles Van Doren's updates). Read part II carefully (that's the general methodology) and then read the sections of part III that are specifically about reading history. It'll take you an hour perhaps and that will be time well spent I'd say.
This is very hard to tell since everyone learns differently. For me was it "Remembering the Kanji" to learn recognizing the Kanji abd Kana and Genki to learn grammatical basics and vocab. Also making your own Anki deck helps in my experience.
Also visit r/LearnJapanese to get some hints.
Yeah, no, that's why I was wondering if you mean first editon or if he was looking for any edition. Because you can get a regular edition for less than $10.
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816
Sorry to hear about your difficulty with your mom. It must be extra frustrating because you're already stressing about the exam.
If you and your mom get along and she wants to help, try talking to her about what would be helpful for you. It sounds like she's telling you what to do- focus on your work- which you already want to do but it's difficult. First, you want her to understand the difficulty you are going through, then what would be more helpful is being reminded how to focus. Like helping you remember to exercise, eat well, set up a good environment for work.
This book is helpful for having those kinds of conversations. https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034
I have this template I made after reading How to Read a Book. In conjunction with How to Take Smart Notes, I find myself remembering most of everything I read once I read the notes from the books I've read in the past. Within Abdaal's levels, this puts me at a level 7.
I thoroughly implore everyone to read <em>The Elements of Style</em> by Strunk and White. When writing, it's your best friend. If it were up to me it'd be handed out to every single NCO during BLC.
Here is an excerpt on the word irregardless:
>Irregardless. Should be regardless. The error results from failure to see the negative in -less and from a desire to get it in as a prefix, suggested by such words as irregular, irresponsible, and, perhaps especially, irrespective.
It's definitely better than Rosetta Stone.
I think paired with something to really cement the grammar will be pretty effective.
Use it with the New Penguin book. (only $15 on Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/New-Penguin-Russian-Course-Beginners/dp/0140120416
I do somewhat agree with you to a point. Understand that being able to write is a necessary skill for communication though. While commenting on someone's grammar in this setting is rather pointless as most people can figure it out, if you or someone you know has issues with writing there is a great book for it and it's only $5 from amazon. Probably less at your used book store.
Hi Mac. Thank you for the kind words :)
To be honest, all I did to improve my handwriting was work from this set of books I purchased from Amazon, and then practice as diligently as time would allow. I have been working on my handwriting off and on for a little over a year now. Good luck!
I would recommend Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.
It's pretty much the definitive work on writing clearly and precisely.
I could do a lot of research for you and put it here, but I think it would be more beneficial for you to read a book called The Elements of Style, written by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. It's considered a great, if not the best, writing book out there, focusing a lot on style. I found a condensed version of the book as a PDF online for you. You can print it out and mark it up, or you can go online and buy the book there for a more comprehensive version. I'll put the link to the PDF and the Amazon purchase link for the 4th Edition if you want to do that too.
After you read that, don't stick to just that--you can branch out to other books. I haven't read much of Bird by Bird or Stephen King's On Writing, but I know there's some value in those books, or as I've heard from other writers. I've got other recommendations too if you'd like them.
Anyway, here's those links for you. Hopefully, I've been helpful.
I guess it’s the official book? I found it on amazon. It’s this one https://www.amazon.com/Spencerian-Penmanship-Theory-Book-copybooks/dp/088062096X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Spencerian&qid=1593473621&sr=8-1
It depends on the subject matter and what you need to do with it. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading has great advice for the different purposes. Don’t just trudge through each reading from page one. Scan, skim. Be careful what you decide to give a close reading of.
Keep a journal of your readings and make notes. That will help review the insights you pick up and remember where important references are from.
Instead of one notebook per class I personally recommend keeping all your reading notes in one book. Save the first four pages as a table of contents. Number the rest of the pages. That way when you get a new reading assignment you can add it to the TOC list and next to it note what page it starts on. That way you can skim it quickly to find it again. These tips are from the Bullet Journal method.