Process of reading Freakonomics

Freakonomics is a very interesting book that gives you a lot of knowledge of every subject it goes over. I found that it was a very hard task for me to read it, but I endeavored and kept up with the assigned readings. The best strategy that I used to do this was I read on the way to school and back. I take public carpool which takes about 45 minutes to get from Vallejo to San Francisco. This would allow me to read about 10 pages every ride because I would either get dizzy, tired, or lose interest. If this wasn't enough to finish in time I often used my breaks to catch up by reading 2-5 pages every break. While at home I have too many distractions for me to want to concentrate on reading for longer than 4 pages, so I would often take breaks so I could remember what I had just read and this was I am able to keep me interest in the book. The way I annotated the book was based on what assignment I was given. For vocabulary I would place a question mark next to every word I didn't understand which made going back and finding them faster. I also used this method to find a quote I talked about by placing a mark next to meaningful things that were said in the book. Next for moderator I have every key point he makes and then make a quick summary of that point. Making summaries of the points also helped me create the summary for the intro, chapter 1, and chapter 2. Since there was so much reading, I just reread my smaller summaries when I needed to refer back.

This book was a lot of information to take in which in turn made it hard for me to keep interest. So I advise to try and not read the whole chapter in one sitting but take breaks after every 10-20 minutes. Also make annotations; they will help all your assigned book work so much easier.