II. How can you get the maximum benefit from this book?
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Have a deep desire to learn how to overcome these practices, otherwise it will be really difficult for you to benefit from what will be said in the following lines.
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First, start by reading each chapter quickly to get an overview. Don’t be in a hurry to move on to the next part. Go back and reread the same part carefully. This is how you will internalize what is developed there and it will help you put it into practice.
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Interrupt frequently to reflect on what you have just read. Ask yourself when and how you will be able to apply this or that suggestion.
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The speed with which we forget is truly astonishing. If you want to derive real and lasting benefit from this book, don’t think you’ll only have to go through it once. After studying it carefully, spend a few hours each month reviewing it. Keep it handy at all times. Remember that it is only by keeping these principles in mind that you will be able to apply them, I will say automatically or with less effort.
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Put the principles you find useful into practice at every opportunity. You may find it difficult to follow certain advice to the letter. I know this because sometimes it’s not always easy for me to put into practice what I myself have advocated. Therefore, it will depend on your personal possibilities of applying each principle. So these principles will not be burdens for you. Just be sincere to yourself.
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Monitor your progress weekly. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what progress you have made, what lessons you have learned. And what do you plan to do next time?
In summary
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Have a strong desire to learn and apply what you read.
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Frequently interrupt your reading to ask yourself about your personal possibilities for applying what you are reading.
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Review the book every month.
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Putting principles into practice at every opportunity.
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Review your progress.