With a beer in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Typically I read the book a chapter or 2 at a time mattering how much information it covers. Mattering how

With a beer in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Typically I read the book a chapter or 2 at a time mattering how much information it covers. Mattering how technical it is I will write down every word I either don't know or second guess. I will read over the code examples fully. At the end of the chapter I will try to recall the code example in my head, and see if I can replicate it. Mattering how good or bad that goes I will then move on or write the code out. I keep notes the entire time I am reading. It helps keep me focus on the subject matter. My mind loves to wonder to much, and I have to beat it like a alien from the fourth dimension. Also the notes act as long term reference as well I can review them every night for roughly a month to make sure it all sticks.