PRODUCTIVE READING STRATEGIES:
How to Organize and Tackle Your Reading Pile

As the author of four books (so far!), I’m an avid writer, but I’m also an avid reader of great books. Reading offers multiple benefits. Among other things, it gives you an escape from your daily routine by offering:

• General relaxation;
• Stress relief;
• Stimulation for the right side of your brain, the analytical side;
• Entertainment;
• Enjoyment; and
• Mental and physical rejuvenation.

Reading provides all of these wonderful advantages, whether you read as a hobby or as an essential business skill.

One challenge here is that we have unlimited information available at our fingertips, thanks to the Internet. And if you tried to read every web page, report, magazine, article, business book, or email that came across your desk, you could spend your entire career reading. So if you’re simply like me, with too much to read and too little time, you can benefit from using new reading techniques to boost your productivity. Getting through your reading tasks more quickly will free up time for other priorities.

Productive Reading Strategies: A Five-Step Process

The first thing I’d like to discuss in terms of productive reading strategies is how to apply a five-step process to help you become a more efficient reader.