How to Read Intelligently: Know What You Want to Know
1. Why are you reading the text?
2. What is your purpose for reading?
3. What do you want to know after reading it?
The answers to these questions will set your goals in reading a material. You can assess this by getting an overview of the material you want to read. How do you do this?
1. Look at the introduction. The introduction should let you know whom the book is targeted at, and what it seeks to achieve.
2. Look at the chapter headings. Chapter headings will give you an overall view of the structure of the subject.
Simply put, just read to satisfy your hunger for knowledge.