Three Habits of Effective Reading and Writing

In the time of COVID-19 Pandemic

“My eyes hunger to read more books than time allows me to devour.”

— Jazz Feylynn

If anyone would ever ask me to express my opinion as to reading and writing in a single line, I would definitely quote creative writer Jazz Feylynn’s above mentioned line. But be aware, the present tumultuous pandemic time span won’t make our reading and writing smooth sailing!

However, the present Pandemic time is such a period that churns out the discussion of reading and writing from different perceptions. Indeed, present time is a unique occasion. In the present ‘work at home’ vibe, whatever you try to do with dedication, you cannot whisk away the brimming uncertainty of future. This time, no doubt, for readers and writers, concerns as to effective reading and writing have caused much of a whirlpool.

Here, I share three habits of effective reading and writing.

Questioning

Against the backdrop of effective reading and writing , ‘questioning’ is very important.

Whenever you read or write, ask questions to yourself, author or writing content. Do it at any time during the phase of reading and writing. This can help you to use your prior knowledge in tandem with what you are already reading or writing.

These questions actually show you waypoints towards thinking and asking something deeper. You’ll also notice that your reading and writing skills are improving.

Read and Write in Relaxed Mode

When you are reading or writing — try to put yourself in relax mode. One way of approaching the goal is to keep yourself reminding that you are delving into reading to garner knowledge; or engage into writing a post to disseminate knowledge.

Such are perhaps most conspicuously absent when anyone tries to read and write with tensions as to curation, readers’ statistics or relevance of reading and writing. Uptick of such tensions actually stalk your good intention of reading and writing.

Reading and writing in relaxed mode would pave opportunities to help you to build up a sustained reading time. At one point of time, you’ll notice that your understanding and writing skills are making significant progress.

Maintain Index Card to Keep Track of your Reading and Writing

“Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and reread them…digest them. Let them go into your very self. Peruse a good book several times and make notes and analyses of it.”

— Charles H Spurgeon.

A salient requisite for reading or writing is to do it actively. In pursuit of that end, a habit of maintaining index card would help you to achieve it.

To get great results in reading and writing, actually, there are no fixed or uniform rules as to how you maintain index card during reading and writing. However, it has multiple benefits. Maintaining index card (in online notepad or in ruled paper index) help you to keep track of your progress in reading and writing.

In index card, you may make outline of your writing contents; or scribbles some thoughts or questions while sifting through the pages of the book. In writing, it helps you to identify the structure of you writing. This practice also keeps you aloof from time wasting activities during reading and writing.

Let’s start with reading and writing!