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Ask HN: How do you become an active reader and deep thinker?
Even though I'm mostly surfing the internet because of procrastination, most of the time I do find some interesting nuggets of wisdom, though I never make notes on them, do not reflect and forget most of them pretty soon.
Some time ago I've read a bit of pretty good advice: "Every time you encounter a piece of new information (lecture, blog post, book, etc), you should try to recall it immediately after". I understand the importance of active recall, and I've been pretty much hard on myself since most of the time I'm on auto-pilot just skimming everything.
Nevertheless, I struggle to make efforts to consistent active, mindful reading, questioning and engaging with information.
How to stop consuming and begin to think?