COUNTING DOWN: DAY 1/30

SO...

It is 8:30 am already and I am awake since midnight. So, my guess is I have about 4 hours before I feel like I cannot take anymore info.

So, here is what I want to achieve today:

1. Finish reading the essays that I printed out about Culture and Translation.

2. Finish reading the marked chapters in the books I have regarding the same subject. 

3. If I felt I do not have all the info I need, skim through the other essays you have downloaded to see if any is useful. 

Okay, the tip I need to follow is to use a fast reading technique. SKIM! When you feel like a paragraph is relevant use your marker. We will tackle it in details later. No need to read the same info three times.

What I do while reading is the following:

1. I have a highlighter in hand, when I spot an idea that is important, I highlight it and write few words about the main idea.

2. When I finish the reading, I take a yellow paper and write down the main ideas I found important in it.

3. I staple the yellow paper in the first page of the paper. 

This way, by the end, I have summary of all the ideas. I can later arrange them, put on a plan and start writing. 

If anyone has a better idea to save time, please do not hesitate to share.

See you in approximately 6 hours to report the progress...