How To Get The Most Out Academic Reading - The SQ3R Method For Beginners

Another rapid-fire reading advice video on how to quickly maximize your understanding of academic and journal articles/papers while maximizing retention using the SQ3R reading method, alongside a few pointers on the challenges of dealing with technical/research-based reading.

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Introduction: 00:00
1: You Can't Escape Academic Reading: 00:24
2: Understanding The Academic Style: 01:39
3: Practice Makes Perfect: 03:34
4: SQ3R For Beginners: 04:34
5: Conclusion & Sponsor: 09:15

[Frustratedartist]

As someone who finished his MA in English Literature a couple years ago, I can tell you without a doubt - academic reading gets THE LEAST out of a book, not the most. After I was done with the academy, I started creating an emotional bond with fiction again, rather than an intellectual one. I've had my share of interesting ideas discovered while digging the crap into a work of art, but the joy of reading for the sake of reading is the most rewarding experience a book can give you.

[livinglifeleona]

The way you express yourself is so thoughtful, calm, non-imposing. You're a natural teacher.

[egbsmhg]

Thank you Robin.i watched almost half of your videos in a few days and i loved it.iam going to university in September to pursue my English literature degree.
Your new subscriber from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[smritiagarwal]

This video is helpful. Thank You. I struggle a lot with academic and critical reading. It feels incomprehensible. Will apply your suggestions to my next reading.

[Olga-Michelle]

Thanks a lot for this video! I found it right when I was thought about analysing on book and need to read a lot of articles. It was very useful!

[Deadguy]

Amazing video! Was waiting for this since you first announced about it.

I am not a student of philosophy rather I really am interested in it so these tips will really help.

[WenKexingGege]

Thank you so much, reading for academic perspective is something I was struggling for a long time

[ZenityStudios]

i was able to get through all of college at a top 50 uni without barely doing anything like this. few years later im now learning all this stuff on my own for my own edification and doing a ton of academic reading as i now have fell in love with learning.

[mohammedbelemgarni]

Mr. Robin, when you were talking about the part of questioning, could you share with us the list of helpful questions that we could ask ourselves while reading, please?

[CristinaDias]

Oh! Are you using Remarkable?. I tought you didn’t liked it in one of your older videos. I am really tired of reading pdfs on iPad.

[kevinuribe]

0:13 what writing device is that you used. Looks very handy

[IgnisNPignis]

I got to do a book review for school. Im screwed, but hopefully this helps.

[sketchandhk]

❤ seriously I am facing this problem!!! Thank you!

[ladyoftheflowers]

Hmm... academic literary theory and philosophy just doesn't cut it for me. I remember when I wrote my thesis on Aristotle and read scholarship on him. I gained far more by simply reading and translating the Nichomachean Ethics than I ever did by reading scholarly monographs.

There is a fundamental impasse of academic research that needs to be addressed in humanities research. Monographs are needlessly dense and rarely offer value beyond a simple skim. A simple skim may be enough to inspire an original reading. The best way I gain mastery over a book is to read it numerous times, and ideally also translate it if written in a different language.

I guess this leads to my last point... original and enduring works in the humanities are hardly produced these days. The publish or perish mentality is huge in the humanities as the market is oversaturated and most Ph.Ds are destitute unless they DO publish. Most pursue jobs in other industries. I know of one Ph.D. in literary theory who works as as a programmer and IT specialist...

I remember my advisor, mentor, and dear friend told me to avoid getting a Ph.D. in the humanities. It was the best advice I was ever given! I would have been miserable in such a stifling environment.

I am hoping people like you can make the humanities more accessible and engaging for the hoi polloi! I'm rooting for you!

[anamikapal]

Hello !
I want to read your book passing tales ..but it is not available. I am from india.

[franekkessler]

idea
would you be interested in making videos discussing particular papers?
could be summaries or even live streams where you read them with us
we could vote for the papers/topics on X or youtube community

[waituntil]

So how do I find a good book without spelling mistakes, repetitive words, bad overall structure, with an interesting topic or story that is actually teaching me something new?

I got so aggravated and bored with books that I stopped reading in 2017..

[nanamikawaifu]

Wish I saw this before I had to do the research for MA 🥹