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I'm reading one of those accounting books that is best described by a reviewer who said it was like "going through WWI trench warfare".

So here is what I did thanks to a friend who suggested this

I read only 3 pages at a time - that's it.

I would do something else that needs to be done from my task list that was broken down into really small chunks so I am away for just enough of a while to encourage controlled ADD.

Then come back, read another 3 pages.

Now because you are accomplishing other stuff, 1) You will feel encouraged 2) Write down in the margins either a summary of what you just read in a few words, that helps tremendously and keeps you on track and brings you back because your mind is catching up with where you were.

In case of an academic article, I would read only one page at a time because I have been there too and wish I had the strategy before.

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