The Blank Sheet Method

One of the most interesting things I've learned this week is the The Blank Sheet Method. I've read about it from Farnam street's article.

Be more intentional when reading a nonfiction book. Why do you want to read this book or that book? What's the subject? Here's where the Blank Sheet Method comes into play.

Before you read a book, get a blank sheet of paper, and write everything you know about the subject. It's better to do it in a mind map form, where you can write the subject on the center and draw branches of information you already knew.

Then, when you finish reading a chapter or a section, grab your mind map sheet and add a branch for every new information you find useful. I think it's a brilliant way to see and track your intellectual transformation. And it's handy. It let's you see the bigger picture in one small sheet of paper.