I am reading "How to read a book" and the process you described is akin to inspectional reading. The book goes in great detail how to utilize the inspectional r

I am reading "How to read a book" and the process you described is akin to inspectional reading. The book goes in great detail how to utilize the inspectional reading process and improve it. It also describes the next step "analytical reading" which comprises of mostly asking questions about the topic in general and about the author's intent.