The author of this book is Yuji Akayu, who worked in McKinsey for 14 years and founded McKinsey Korea Branch.
As an enterprise consultant, his clients include manufacturing, food, finance and other institutions. The need to master new knowledge in a short time is the guarantee for him to do a good job. Whenever it comes to new fields, he will go to the bookstore to buy books about 15, with a clear purpose, read them quickly, put bookmarks on relevant pages, and refer to them at any time when promoting projects.
Being able to balance work and life with reading, the author thinks that the most important way for him is to "actively read".
Do you still read?
Are you still studying in 2020?
In the era of fragmentation, all kinds of information come to us every day, and all kinds of apps make us satisfied immediately. I haven't had a concentrated and immersed reading experience for a long time.
Why not study? Our confusion should be similar:
1. Want to study but have no time.
You can't concentrate after you start reading, and you can't finish reading.
3. I can't remember it after reading it, and it doesn't help my work and life.
Mckinsey elite teaches you to read efficiently.
1. What if I don't have time?
① Change the reading concept and take the initiative to read.
We admit the benefits of reading, but people have limited energy and have no time to study hard when they are busy.
Therefore, we need to re-recognize and position reading, change our ideas and take the initiative to read.
Tell yourself that in this rapidly changing and uncertain world, if you want to work and survive better, you need to study. "Books are not dispensable." .
At the same time, you will find reading helpful and you can concentrate on reading at the right time.
"Active reading" means putting reading in an active and necessary position.
The author said in the book that "active reading" means "reading to improve one's own ability", in other words, "reading for the common development of individuals and companies". To achieve this goal, we must make corresponding efforts to change our own ideas.
② Create "reading time"
It is best to have a complete time period to study, but where does the complete time period come from?
On the way to work and commute on weekdays, lunch breaks can be used to read books.
Working days and rest days are consistent, and the sleep time on working days and rest days is relatively stable. Avoid staying up late before the rest day, and then make up sleep during the day. Reading books on weekends can also get a long period of complete reading time.
(3) Develop a reading habit that suits you.
The time that everyone can concentrate will vary with age, family, commuting time and other conditions.
Families with children can concentrate on reading after the children fall asleep and before getting up. Those who have no children can take a hot bath after work before going to school, or go home to study before taking a shower and sleeping.
Finding suitable reading habits can improve reading efficiency and work efficiency, and will not delay the normal operation of family and work because of reading.
Gradually improve their abilities, actively study and form living habits.
2. I can't concentrate after I start reading. What should I do if I can't finish reading?
①? Think about why I study and what I want to learn before reading.
For us busy people, it is a great feeling to be able to understand and digest what we read quickly.
If you want to concentrate, if you want to finish reading this book. The first is to read this book based on curiosity and thirst for knowledge. Shall we watch the long-awaited Hollywood blockbuster in the cinema without sleeping? We don't even want the movie to end prematurely.
The same is true of reading. If you understand why you study and what you can learn, you won't read aimlessly. Don't waste time and energy on boring books, find high-quality books, so as to improve your concentration.
②? Shut down the network
If you are reading a paper book, you can turn off your computer and mobile phone. If you are reading on electronic products, you can turn off the network.
Enjoy the "cleanliness" every time you are disconnected from the internet and concentrate on reading.
③? Do not take reading notes.
I still remember that when we were studying, we were afraid that the teacher's PPT would turn over too fast, so we either took shorthand or took PPT courseware with our mobile phones without leaving a page. But did we really watch these contents after class?
In the book, the author shared dozens of reading notes and hundreds of knowledge cards he had made in the past few years, but now he can't find them.
When writing notes, energy is forced to stop, which will affect efficiency, and frequent reading will make people feel tired.
④? Don't reread even if you don't understand it.
It is more important to read a book and grasp the main idea of the whole book than to dwell on a specific content point The author says that he only needs to spend about 1 hour reading ordinary business books and new books. This is the result of long-term training.
⑤ concentrate on reading only one book.
The author suggests that it is best to read only one book at a time and avoid reading different books at a time.
I can't remember it after reading it. How to solve the feeling that it is not helpful to work and life?
①? Balance input and output
It is important to reserve reading time in the daily schedule, but it is also necessary to limit reading time. Moreover, input and output should complement each other.
There are several ways to export the knowledge in the book. The first is to make achievements at work. Read books that can help you solve problems in various fields, improve your work skills and achieve results in your work.
Second, write a blog. You can't spend all your spare time reading. You should write a blog immediately after reading. This will not only deepen the understanding of the content, but also get feedback from readers.
Nowadays, the threshold for us to export on the public platform has been greatly reduced, and there are more choices. Wechat, Zhihu, Weibo, Baijiahao and HeadlineNo. can all be used to post their reading experience and show their practical achievements at any time.
Making speeches and attending reading sharing sessions are also ways of output, which will exercise our communication and expression skills. In the communication with others, what we thought was "it must be like this" may not be recognized by the other party, which will also prompt us to think deeply, deepen our understanding of the book and look at the content of the book from multiple angles.
When we introduced Feynman learning method in previous tweets, we also mentioned that we should balance input and output, and output will help improve the effect of input.
②? Reread it after half a year.
For books with wonderful content and great inspiration to us, we can read them again. For less exciting books, just review the important chapters.
③? Actively put into practice
The most important point of "active reading" is active practice.
In the book, the author suggests that after reading a book, you can make a reading file, and gives a template of reading file to guide practice.
After reading a book, write a reading document, including four contents:
The purpose of reading this book;
Feelings and gains after reading;
What actions have you taken after reading this book, and what changes have you brought after reading it;
What are you going to do in three months? what has changed?
Reviewing and reading archives regularly, according to the active practice of archives, we can focus on the actions taken and the changes brought about every three months.
Another advantage of reading archives is that it is convenient to reread, especially some classic books, which have a far-reaching impact on us. We can review the contents of books by reading archives.
Misunderstandings that should be avoided in reading
For reading, the following misunderstandings also need to be avoided.
① Avoid reading.
I am studying when I have something to do, so I use reading to escape from reality ... The breakthrough to solve this problem is to distinguish between priorities. As long as you do a good job, you can study without burden.
②? Just read bestsellers
Now many bestsellers may not stand the test of time. Be careful about bestsellers and read books that have been selling for a long time.
③? Input only, not output.
The best way is to limit the reading time mentioned in the book and give consideration to both input and output.
(4) think that reading is a good thing.
Reading is a good thing, and the more books you read, the better. The author holds a negative attitude towards this view. The author suggests that after reading reaches an order of magnitude (300 books), it is good to keep the habit of reading.
abstract
In view of the confusion in reading, the author advocates "active reading method"
Cultivate the habit of reading for action, change passive reading into active reading, find the problems you want to solve purposefully, and make good output, which is best applied to work and life. Let the whole process form a virtuous circle. Reply backstage at McKinsey and you can start reading this book for free. )
Finally, at this busy time,
May you have books to read and dreams to dream.