"The Art of Reading" - Books' Rules

To apprentice the art of reading, one needs to follow certain rules, or what I call "Books' Rules". These are not obligatory, but rather they come plainly and simply as an inevitable process to reach a better reading.

The rules are:

1- Buy a bookmark with every new book you purchase.
2- Never fold the angles of the pages.
3- Never use any kind of markers/ pens/ etc, to point something out; instead, print a copy, photocopy the selection, or simply write it on a note book.
4- Don’t press your pages as you are opening them, the glue may part, and the pages will tear off.
5- Never drink, eat, or smoke while reading.

Advises

1- Read one book at a time. If you happen to be a multilingual reader, read one book from each language, they won’t interfere.
2- Try to read some consecutive hours in consecutive days. A long lapse of time between a reading sitting and another creates a grand gap of comprehension.
3- When finished, write a summary note and locate it in between the last paper and the cover.