Whenever I want to pick up more tips on how to read better, I turn to How to Read a Book. This is not some speed-reading manual that overpromises and underdelivers. It’s a thoughtful, practical guide to getting the most out of your reading: picking the right speed for a book, taking better notes, building a topical index of books and their relationships with each other… (Still working on that!) The book has plenty of tips for reading specific subjects, and even includes exercises to help you improve your skills.
If you already enjoy reading books, this is probably going to be a fantastic book for you.
If you’re working on getting more books into your life, this might have some tips that will help you read more strategically.
How to Read a Book
Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren
New York: Simon & Schuster 1972 Rev. ed.
ISBN: 0-671-21209-5
It reminds me of David Allen's GTD Workflow Processing and Organizing. I've done it all individually but it is another thing to see it all come together on one page with pictures.
As for dialectical notes, have you heard of IBIS (Issue-based Information System) It's concept map method that can be used on paper or software like Compendium where it was funded by NASA and used for eScience as scientists met virtually to discuss Mars desert reserach.
Besides "wicked problems" and large organizations, it can be used for dialog mapping in meetings and I use it for personal problem solving. My wife and used it to decide to move to Japan with only a three-hour deadline before losing out on Plan A.
My favorite introduction is this example of a father negotiating with his son about bedtime. http://eight2late.wordpress.co...
I am totally going to do this with my kids when they are older.
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