Active And Passive Reading

Passive reading is when we read for pleasure and get lost in the book, enjoying the complete experience. This is applied in fictional works. Acquiring knowledge demands a different way to read: Active reading.

Great books require time and attention, needing to be chewed and digest...

• Active reading: is reading with the conscious intention to understand, integrate and evaluate the information you’re reading.
• Passive reading: where you just take the words in.

1. Always have books for pleasure. If you're not interested in what you're reading you ultimately won't read at all.
2. It's okay not to finish reading your books and switch them. Remember the more books you read, the more fluency you'll have, and the gr...