When you study and you've just finished 1 project over the summer then returned to studies and work, how can you feel revived without going on a holiday? How do you read a non-fiction book effectively? (I don't mean for the purpose of studying because one is forced by examinations to remember facts.) There are times when I finish a non-fiction and I realise I can't talk much about it because the tiny details are lost on me. The most I can do is choke up one or two ideas that I feel for and the whole sharing just ends there. Is there a way to structure your mind as you read along so as to grasp, understand and remember the important parts of a book in the best way possible?