Attetions issues
Some time ago, I read a chapter of a book on scientific methodology within social sciences. In the first chapter, they discuss the reading and organization of text – whether in notes, summaries, or other ways of dissecting the text –, regarding the reading of the text, they talk about the reader's behavior; one of these aspects that most hinders me during reading is attention. Other issues, such as identifying a main point in the author's text – for composing summaries –, which is demonstrated, according to them, through a trail of argumentation left by the author, as the author argues to support the logical sentence that follows from such arguments or the reverse, is something I can already visualize in texts. Now, about attention, this is basic to have in textual reading. How could I ascertain the author's main point without reading with attention; that reading that is mixed with diverse daydreaming away from the book's pressing issues? I'd like to know if there's any practice you have to stay focused on reading.