Mnemonic: SING - How to remember what you read

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Remembering read information takes an effort, especially when reading information/data in text books that will probably only be read once

• Note taking (in any form) is a good way of recording the information for learning, but how do I remember both the background information and the data to make it useful information in the future
• I came across the mnemonic below on a Youtube clip How to remember what you read, which fits in with the way I remember what I read 

Stop - at end of text/passage for a second to focus on the read text

Identify - the main point/s of the text. Stories are hierarchical. Focus on retaining the points

Never - mind the details. Focus on the point/s

Gist; get the - of the story. Overall - all point/s together 

Other techniques I use to remember read information include: 

• Reading the contents pages of a book prior to reading the book, a primer to understanding the gist of a book (see I and G above)
• If I'm bored I will also skim the index pages in the same manner
• Reading the first few paragraphs/pages of a chapter and then skipping to the last paragraphs/page
• Text book chapters will begin with an introduction to the contents of the chapter (the first few paragraphs/pages) and end with a conclusion (the last few paragraphs/pages)
• The information in between/the bulk of the chapter is simply discussion and only of further interest if required to understand the conclusion (see N above)

Chew