It may depend on your individual learning style. Your learning style influences the way you understand information and solve problems. There are three primary learning styles: Visual; Auditory; Tactile. Many people use a combination of learning styles, whereas others learn best by using just one. read more
If your primary learning style is tactile/kinesthetic, use a pencil or highlighter pen to mark passages that are meaningful to you. Take notes, transferring the information you learn to the margins of the book, into your journal, or onto a computer. read more