My solution to this problem was to read things out loud (or whisper)—this way my mind stayed focused on the material much longer than I was reading silently. Wh

My solution to this problem was to read things out loud (or whisper)—this way my mind stayed focused on the material much longer than I was reading silently. When I caught my mind wandering, I would go back to the point where I didn't remember what I've read and started again. I had situations when I had to read one sentence multiple times to understand it—my mind was completely somewhere else. Another thing that had a big impact on me was to reduce internet news & social media consumption to the minimum. I found that reading things on a screen was part of the problem, so I read things only on paper. I still barely use social media and get my news only through weekly newspaper. It's a nasty habit to skim read and I hope you'll overcome it.