Tip 1: Read Only the First Sentence of the Paragraph
Writers often use it to convey the paragraph' subject.
Note, however, that you may miss details, especially so in literature books.
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The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
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