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You can make muscle reading work for you if you're willing to learn everything you need to know to
bring your textbook to life. Just like a master musician, there's a lot more you can do than merely
reproducethenotesofacomposer.Whynotaddyourselftothecomposition?Betteryet,createmusic
yourself.Thissamemagiccanalsohappenwithyourtextbook.

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shouldbestudying,evenafteralong,hardday.Butmorethanthat,it'sawaytolessenyourstruggles
andfrustrationbyincreasingyourskillandenergy.Onceyou'vemasteredthistechnique,you'llbeable
tospendlesstimereading,andgetmoreoutofit.

Don'tstartyourhappydanceyet.MuscleReadingdoesn'tletyouoffthehook.You'llstillbechallenged
byyoureducation.Initially,MuscleReadingmayevenseemlikealotofwork,andyou'llhavetowaita
bitforthewonderfulpayoffthatwilllastyoualifetime.Effectivetextbookreadingisatimeconsuming,
active,sitontheedgeofyourseatbusiness.That'sexactlythereasonwhyit'snamedassuch. pricedrop

HowMuscleReadingWorks
Your textbooks contain information you want, and more importantly need. Knowledge and valuable
informationcanbefoundonthosepages,providedyouknowhowtofindit.Sometimes,theinformation FollowUsOn...

youneedisn'tobvious,andextractingitrequirestherightskillandenergy.Musclereadingisathree
phasetechniquethatcanbeusedtoacquiretheinformationyouneed.Eachofthesephasesinclude
threesteps,thatcanbesummarizedinthreebriefsentencesyoucaneasilymemorize.Thethreesteps
youcanapplytoeachofthethreephasesare:

Pryoutquestions
Rootupanswers
Recite,review,andreviewagain.

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TryToVisualizeDoingEachOfTheseThings:
Visualization is an effective tool. It's used in healing, success and studying. It's the idea that through
visualization,convincingyourselfit'strue,canmakeitso.

1 Pry.
Visualize yourself pulling questions from a particular text. These are the questions you want
answered based from the quick survey you filled out regarding your assignment. Make a
mental picture of yourself scanning, spotting the question, and reaching into the text so you
canpullitout.Imagineyourselfsayingyou'vegotit,andyouhaveyourquestionnow.

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2 Root.
Next,rootuptheanswerstoyourquestionsandgetyourmusclesinvolvedwhiledoingit.Flex
and feel the ends of your fingers digging into the text to root up your answers to those
questions.

3 Recite,reviewandreviewagain.
Imagineyourselfrecitingwhatyou'vejustlearned,evenmakingaspeechonthatmaterial.You
canhearyourselfsinging,oractuallysingit,asyouwaveyourarmsdramaticallyon"stage",
asyoupresentthistoyouraudience.Enjoyit.Thisisyourrepeatperformance.

Youmaythinkthatmusclereadingtakestoolongtolearn,andinitiallyyoumayevenfeelit'sslowing
you down, which is natural. But remember that mastery comes with time and practice. If you're truly
pressedfortimethough,youcanalwaysgiveyourselfseveraloptions.Forexample,trythefollowing
techniquestoreadjustonepart,onearticle,oronechapterofyourassignment.

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Preview
Beforestarting,browsethroughtheentireassignment.Ifyou'restartinganewbook,lookoverthetable
ofcontentsfirstandflipthroughthempagebypage.Itdoesn'tmatterifyourassignmentisjustacouple
ofpagesofthebook,youcanstillbenefitfromabriefpreviewofthetableofcontents.Don'ttakeany
morethan15minutestodothis.Thisisagreatwaytogetstartedwhenanassignmentlookstoobigor
difficulttohandle.

Thisistheeasierwaytoconnecttothematerial.Whilepreviewing,findoutifyoucanseefamiliarideas
orfactstohelpyoulinktonewinformationfrompreviouslylearnedmaterial.Searchforideasthatmay
sparkyourimaginationorpiqueyourinterest.Askyourselfhowthematerialrelatestoyourlongrange
goals.Aretheredrawings,diagrams,tables,charts,photos,etc.,thatregisterquickly?Good,because
thesewillbecomeyourreferencepointsonceyouactuallystartreading.Justbeforeyoubeginreading,
take a moment to reflect on what you already know about the subject, even if you think you know
nothing.Thismethodwillhelpyourbraintoprepareandaccepttheinformationtofollow.

Outline
Time spent doing this may vary. There are assignments like poetry or fiction that you can skip. For
complexmaterial,youneedtotaketimetounderstandthestructureofwhatyou'regoingtoread.Ifyour
textbookprovideschapteroutlines,taketimetostudythem.Ifitdoesnotprovideanyoutlines,sketcha
shortoneinthemarginofyourbookoratthestartofyournotes.Asyoureadandtakenotes,youcan
addmorenotestoyouroutline.

Paragraphheadlinesandsectiontitlescanalsoserveasmajorandminortopicsforyouroutline.Ifthe
readingnotesyou'reassigneddon'thavethese,youcanoutlinethematerialasyoucontinuereading.
Thisway,youroutlinealsoorganizesyourthoughtsaboutyourassignmentactively.It'simportantthat
youusewhateveroutlineworksbestforyou,becauseitcanmakeeventhemostcomplexinformation
easiertounderstand.

Question
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preview may suggest some questions. You can turn chapter headings or section titles into questions
like, "Transference and Suggestion". Ask yourself,
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transferencerelatetosuggestion?Tryandmakeyourownquizandmakebelieveyou'reteachingthis
topictoyourclassmates.
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Youcanmakethequestionsascreativeandplayfulasyouwant.Itdoesn'tmatterifyoudon'tgetan
answertoeveryquestionyouask.Yourgoalistogetyourbrainengagedwiththeassignment.Fatigue
andboredomwilldisappearwhenyou'rebusytryingtofindanswers.You'llevenfeelaburstofenergy
when you find one. Your greatest rewards are understanding and being able to recall the information
you'vejustread,whilesavingtime.

WhileYouRead

Read
You'vepreviewedyourassignment,organizeditinyourhead,andformulatedallthepossiblequestions.
FINALLY!Youcanstartreading.Whileyou'rereading,beconsciousofwhereyouareandwhatyou're
doing.Onceyoufeelyourattentionstartingtowander,bringyourselfbacktothepresent.Onetrickto
sticktothehereandnowistoputacheckmarkonapieceofpapereverytimeyoucatchyourattention
wandering.

Ifapersonalproblemiskeepingyoufromfocusing,writeitdownwithacommitmenttodo
somethingaboutitatthesoonestpossibletime.
Avoidmarathonreadingsessions.
Don'tforgettoscheduleyourbreaksandsetareasonablegoalforyoursession.*Youcaneven
rewardyourselfwithafunactivityforafewminuteseveryhourortwo.Somestudentshavebeen
doingthisforalongtime,andtheycanevenstayfocusedupfortothreehourswithoutbreaks.

Visualize
Rememberthesetipswhilereading:

Visualizethematerial,readitoutloud,andgetafeelforyoursubject.
Remember,justbecauseyourbookisopenandyoureyesaremovingacrossthepage,doesn't
necessarilyyou'rereadingeffectively.

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Underline
Defaceyourbooks.Don'tbeafraidtomarkthemup.Havefuncoloringandwritinginthem.Asmuchas
possible, indulge yourself as you never have, the way you did with your grade school textbooks.
Keeping your textbooks clean and neat will not help you get what you need from them. Marks and
underliningaresignalsforreviewing.Underliningandhighlightingcansaveyouatremendousamount
oftimewhilestudyingforexams.

Yourkinestheticsenseisallabouthowyouconnectwithyourbooksusingallfivesenses.Whenyou
get physical with your books, it builds strong neural pathways in your brain that stimulates memory.
Don'tunderlinetoosoonwaituntilyou'vefinishedasectionorconcepttomakesureyouknowwhat's
important. Use colored highlighters because they work better than pens. Underline sparingly, usually
just10percentofthetext.Ifyouoverdoit,youaredefeatingthepurpose,whichisnotingthesalient
points.

Answer
Asyou'rereading,gettheanswerstoyourqueriesandjotthemdown.Filloutyouroutline.Writedown
newquestions,andifyoudon'tgetanswerstothem,writethemdownaswellsoyoucangetbackat
themlater.Youcanusetheseintheclassroomoraskyourprofessorsattheappropriatetime.

Recite
Either talk to yourself or talk to someone else. When you're done reading your assignment, make a
speech about it. Your friends may even be better sounding boards. Form a study group and practice
teaching each other about the subject. This is a great idea, especially when you're pressed for time.
You may be far better versed in the part you read and taught, and if your friend missed out on an
importantpoint,it'spossibleyoumayhavemissedittoo.Sotalkaboutyourreadingwheneveryoufind
theopportunity.

Review
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memory to your longterm memory. It may save your hours later on. Make sure you look over your
notes while doing this and clear up everything
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minutes reviewing a reading assignment can be worth the same as two hours. This type of time
investmentwillsaveyoulonghoursduringexampreparations.
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ReviewAgain
Nowyoucanreviewagain.Thefinalsteptomasteringmusclereadingistheweeklyorevenmonthly
reviewofallthematerialyou'veread.Thiscanbeveryshort,aboutfiveminutesperassignment.Just
go over your notes, read the highlighted sections, and recite two or three of the more complicated
passagesaloud.Keepyourreviewsessionsshort,butdothemoften.

ALittleStory
Beware of the Mumpsimus Condition. According to the Webster's Dictionary, it means an error
obstinatelyclungto.Thiswordcomesfromthestoryofanoldpriest,whoforthreedecadesconducted
servicesusingthewordmumpsimusinsteadoftherightLatinwordsumpsimus.Thenfinally,oneday,
hiserrorwaspointedouttohimandherepliedbysayingthathewillnevertradehismumpsimusforthe
new sumpsimus. So mumpsimus is a blind adherence to a principle or concept. It's a mistake you
continuouslyrepeat,evenifyoualreadyknowthatitisamistake.

Anotherexampleofmumpsimusissomeonewhohasalreadyreadallthemusclereadingtechniques
above,sawtheirvalue,andyetinsistsonusinghisold,ineffectivemethods.Thenagain,there'snothing
tofeelguiltyaboutbecausemumpsimusisjustatemporarycondition.Howdoyoucureit?Simplysay
sumpsimus.

TipsandWarningsforMuscleReading
1 Readingfast.
Whenyou'reinahurry,scanyourassignmentsandreadtheheadings,subheadings,charts,
lists,graphs,andsummaryparagraphs.Thesummariesareveryimportantbecausetheyare
the gist of the entire text. Practice reading faster with simple material first so you can pay
closerattentiontothetechniqueyou'regoingtousing.Youcanstartwithanovelforexample,
beforeyoumoveontomoredifficultreading.

2 Readwithadictionary.
Whetherit'sanedictionaryoryourgood,oldpaperback,itdoesn'tmatter.Thefirstthingyou
doisconstructawordstack.Everytimeyoufindanunfamiliarword,jotitdownandwritethe
meaningofitlateron.Youcanalwaysgobacktoitonceyouencounteritagaininyourtext.
Anotherthingyoucandoisbuildyourwordstackevenwhenyoudon'thaveyourdictionary
withyou.Jotdownunfamiliarwordsduringlectures,forexample,andwritedownthemeaning
ofitlaterwhenyougetyourhandsonyourdictionary.

3 Finally,youcanlookforotheroptionsforlearningwords.
You can circle or highlight the words and try to guess the meaning of them. Check and see
later on how many of your guesses turned out to be correct. You can come up with other
techniquesaswell.

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Tryingtomakemusclereadingworkforyoucan'tbeaccomplishedovernight.Youhavetospendsome
timeandstaycommittedtolearningitinitially.Itmaylooklong,tiring,andcumbersome,butonceyou've
masteredtheskill,studyingandacingthosequizzesandexamswillbeabreeze.Remember,learning
isperennial.Socontinuetolearnandcontinuetogrow.

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Ihaveanassignmentonthistopic.Ihaveabout8minutestodomypresentation.

Usefactsfromthisarticleanddemonstratebyhavingothersintheclassparticipateinpracticingmuscle
reading.Thiswayyouwilladdanactivitytoyourpresentation.

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homeworkassignment?
Ineedtodomyhomeworkassignment.

Musclereadingisexplainedinthearticleonthispage.

Iamhavinghardtimeunderstandingthemusclereadingtechnique.
Iamdoinganassignmentonhowmusclereadingworks,andIdon'tunderstanditwell..Ihavetried:I
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