If you’re looking to achieve a little more than just a couple of hours of relaxation from your reading sessions, you probably already know a little about reading strategies and other techniques that are meant to enhance your comprehension and information retention levels. One of the most popular and efficient reading and learning techniques is …
Improving the quality of our reading sessions and our performance is a common goal for most readers out there. We are constantly struggling to get as much reading done as possible and to extract maximum value from the little time we can afford to spend reading every day. Our levels of comprehension and information retention …
As readers, we always tend to try and get the best out of each reading session. We want to always extract maximum value from the time we spend reading and more often than not, that has an influence on the way we choose the books we read. While the fiction vs nonfiction debate has been …
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As readers, we always strive to achieve excellence. Regardless of what that actually means to you, excellence requires dedication, hard work, and a clear intent to go the extra mile. Whether that means better comprehension, better information retention, or simply having a better reading experience, book highlighting has been common practice for many years now. …
While most of us don’t give it much thought, the truth is that reading, even though it is second nature to most of us, is a complex activity that involves a wide series of processes and techniques. Reading can be done in a lot of different ways and each technique or strategy has its own …
Making the best of our reading habits sometimes means going the extra mile. Sometimes simply going through a book is not enough to extract the maximum value from the time we spend reading, and that is why we need to put in a little more effort from time to time. If you’re interested in becoming …
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With every year that passes and a new one knocking on our doors, we tend to constantly try to figure out what we can do to improve ourselves. Whether that means reading more, losing weight, getting rid of unhealthy habits, or simply being better people, every new year finds us motivated to change something about …
The fact that reading is an amazingly beneficial activity is well known. From health benefits to acquiring invaluable knowledge with minimal effort, there is quite a lot for readers to enjoy. One of the things reading has become notoriously appreciated for these days is the amazing way it can help us relieve stress. With stress …
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Being part of a book club comes with a series of benefits. It is entertaining, it boosts your reading habits, and, let’s face it, it can be quite fun if we manage to find a club that meets our expectations. Not all book clubs are the same, and we can often find that their reading …
Finding your next book to read can be somewhat daunting. Here at Basmo, we know full well how much time is generally wasted by readers in between books while we try to figure out what we should read next. Not only is time too valuable to afford to waste any of it without having a …
The team here at Basmo is not only dedicated to pushing you beyond your current limits in terms of reading performance, but also to keeping you informed. That is why we prepared a complete list of benefits of reading fiction books that I am sure you are going to find useful and quite informative.
The importance of reading has been explored for centuries. Why is reading important for us as humans, for our education, and ultimately for us as part of a high-functioning society? Well, the reasons are as varied as you would imagine. Here at Basmo, we explored the importance of reading for a long time and came …
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For us, the passionate readers out there, books are our most prized possession. We take great pride in our book collections and we love taking great care of them. Of course, sometimes, that is easier said than done. We don’t always have the time or the energy to put our books in order and as …
Learning how to write a book report is not just something that is going to help us out throughout the school. As we found out here at Basmo, writing book reports is also quite a great way to exercise our analytical and writing skills, and it can benefit us tremendously in retaining more information from …
While reading is generally associated with a relaxing way to disconnect from our everyday lives, what many forget the moment they finish studying is that books can be more than just entertaining. Non-fiction books in particular can be extremely efficient learning tools and there is a lot of knowledge you can earn if you dedicate …
As passionate readers, one of our most pressing concerns is learning how to keep books in good condition. Whether we are collectors or simply book lovers, knowing how to preserve books at home is a very important piece of knowledge to have. The contents of books are timeless. Sadly, books are not. While the desire …
Readers are generally quite different from one another. While some of us struggle to include as many book genres as possible in our TBR lists, others stick to one or two types of books and tend to only read those. As long as you are reading enough and you are having a good time doing …
As passionate readers, we rarely give much thought to the importance of books. We enjoy them and the benefits they provide, but we rarely ask ourselves why books are important. Well, things look a little different to those who are trying to improve their reading habits and constantly struggle to read more and more effectively. …
As readers, we constantly struggle to become better, more efficient, and to read as much as humanly possible. This can be challenging considering how much else is going on in our lives. We need to work full-time, take care of our homes and loved ones, and we also need to find ways to spend time …
Very many of us struggle to find the time to read more. We live hectic lives and very little time is left for doing the things we love. While some try to read more, there’s a select group of readers who are focused on something different: reading better. Learning how to read better can mean …
