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**Two Transformative Ways to Fall Back in Love with Reading (And Why They Change Everything)**


 


We often treat books like passive entertainment. What if we approached them as *conversations*? Here are two powerful, beautiful methods I learned from extraordinary thinkers:

**1.  ✍️ The Notebook Method (From Ahmed Chafa)** 
Ahmed Chafa, as a student, didn’t just read his professor’s books daily. He distilled the *entire essence* of each book into a dedicated notebook. This wasn't just note-taking; it was deep integration. Even with his intense memory, this practice ("Humayun") became his lifelong anchor. He later traced his profound love of reading back to this very habit, begun secretly at age seven! The notebook becomes a map of your intellectual journey.

**2.  💡 The Critical Dialogue Method (From Prabir Ghosh)** 
Indian rationalist Prabir Ghosh offered a radical approach: *argue with the author, line by line*. Don’t just absorb – question, challenge, agree, dissent! He warned: blindly accepting everything, even amidst truths, allows subtle lies to take root. Those "two lies hidden among ten truths" can become deeply damaging. Active reading builds intellectual immunity.

**My Practice & A Lifeline** 
I lean towards the notebook, though sparingly. Yet, when weariness hits, reopening those pages reignites my spark – showing me where I paused and where I can begin again.

Reading APJ Abdul Kalam’s ‘Turning Points’, I captured just one resonant line in my notebook: 
> **"I have chosen research and teaching as a profession because I love repeating."**

This struck me as *profoundly* true. Isn't much of our struggle rooted in resisting repetition? We lack the patience to persist, to practice deeply. As George Bernard Shaw insightfully wrote: 
> **"The moment I understood that if I tried ten times, I might succeed once, I started trying ten times."**

**Knowing vs. *Doing* - The Practice Gap** 
Think of learning to drive. I can *tell* you all about the accelerator, brake, and steering wheel (knowledge). But until you *practice* (doing), you cannot drive. The gap between knowing and mastery is filled only by deliberate, repeated action.

**The Wisdom of Preparation** 
When not thirsty, we see only the bottle. When thirsty, we look *for the water inside*. 
In light, a candle lies forgotten in a drawer. In darkness, we search for it relentlessly. 

**Don't wait for the thirst or the darkness.** Cultivate your light *now*. Keep your tools (like your notebook) ready. Remember: the rule for climbing high mountains is simple – never forget the base camp that got you started.

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