Throughout the reading, put simple notes on the right side of the page.
After reading, distill the notes you’ve taken into a few, one- to three-word key concepts. Write each key conceptin the margin to the left of the section.
Use the bottom margin on each page to briefly state the relationship between that page’s key concepts.
Arrange the sheets of notes on top of each other so that only the left margins with the key concepts show.
Summarize the reading out loud, using only the key concepts as cues.
Spread the sheets out and check what you just said against the notes you took.
Highlight any concepts you didn’t know and give them extra attention.
