Write in the margins of your book. You bought it. It's your property.

Reading the words on a page or screen is the easy part. The problem is that this is often the only way we learn to read.

One of the benefits of reading is that you can master the best of what other people discovered.

You will instantly know if you picked up a good book. It is well written, packed with ideas and insights and is well organised. Naturally, you will want to read the next page.

The best way to get more out of books is by taking notes with the blank sheet method.