How to read and what to read in The Hindu? Complete Guide.
For beginners:
- If you have 0 habit of newspaper reading, then it might take you 3+ hours to read it.
- There is just no need to panic as gradually you would know what to leave and what to read, reducing the reading time.
- Don’t rush notes making just yet. First get reading habit for 10-15 days. Then you will know what is important and what’s not.
What to read:
- Front page.
- Last page (selective).
- Business (selective).
- World (very selective).
- News / Nation pages are very important.
- Editorials are important.
What not to read:
- Purely political news (front page, news / nation).
- Very factual science news (last page).
- Of course, sports news of 0 administrative importance.
- Purely company based news like quarter results, mergers etc (business).
- World news not affecting India even distantly.
- Editorials not related to a current affair CAN BE avoided.
Don’t worry!! You will understand with time what not to read, especially among editorials!
How to make notes:
- Mark important lines as you read.
- I prefer soft copy notes over written.
- Make notes daily or weekly.
- No need to type news heading to find it. Open online the newspaper of particular date and just copy-paste-edit lines you have marked.
- Refine notes with further reads.
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Source- DecodeCivils
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